2026 LLR WEB 993 - TRIPURA HIGH COURT Absence of a formal appointment letter or documentary proof of employment does not disprove an employer-employee relationship in informal engagements such as private commercial vehicle drivers. EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION - Employer-employee relationship - Informal employment - Driver of private commercial vehicle - Absence of appointment letter - Scope of appellate interference -Sectio...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 992 - PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT Where illegal termination in violation of Section 25(F) has attained finality and reinstatement is not pressed due to lapse of time, compensation must be awarded proportionate to years of service at enhanced judicial rates. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Illegal termination - Infraction of Section 25(F) - Inadequate compensation in lieu of reinstatement - Enhancement of lump sum compensation per year of service - Interest on...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 991 - KARNATAKA HIGH COURT An employer who fails to appeal an order of the Controlling Authority and accepts the same cannot challenge it in a writ petition; the question of an apprentice''s entitlement to gratuity for the apprenticeship period is left open. PAYMENT OF GRATUITY - Maintainability of writ challenge without appeal - Apprenticeship period - Interest on delayed payment - Section 2(e), Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 - Petitioner-employer ch...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 990 - DELHI HIGH COURT Findings of fact recorded by the Commissioner under the Employees Compensation Act, including on employer-employee relationship, are not open to interference in a Section 30 appeal absent perversity or absence of evidence. EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION - Appeal under Section 30 - Scope of interference - Employer-employee relationship - Afterthought defence - Insurer's liability - Section 30, Employees' Compen...... read full judgement