2026 LLR WEB 867 - DELHI HIGH COURT Piece-rate payment does not exclude a worker from the definition of "workman"; control and supervision is the decisive test. RETRENCHMENT - Section 2(oo) and Section 25F, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - Piece-rate workman - Voluntary resignation - Full and final settlement - Section 19(3) - Compensation in lieu of rein...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 866 - DELHI HIGH COURT Labour Court at place where transfer order is served has territorial jurisdiction even if settlement was reached elsewhere. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Territorial jurisdiction - Transfer order - Cause of action - Section 10(1)(c) and Section 29 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - Workman posted in Delhi was transferred ...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 865 - DELHI HIGH COURT Abandonment of service requires proof of voluntary intention; a demand notice to rejoin negates such inference. ABANDONMENT OF SERVICE - Termination - Writ Jurisdiction - Scope of interference - The workman claimed illegal termination; management pleaded abandonment after the workman stopped attending duty...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 864 - DELHI HIGH COURT Revised minimum wages under the Minimum Wages Act apply equally to prison labour in Scheduled Employment. MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948 - Prison Labour - Scheduled Employment - Revised minimum wages - Arrears - The appellant-convict lodged in Tihar Jail sought implementation of revised minimum wages for Sc...... read full judgement