2026 LLR WEB 933 - DELHI HIGH COURT Mere admission of engagement by the management does not ipso facto prove 240 days of continuous service; burden remains on the workman to lead cogent evidence INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE LAW - Burden of proof - 240 days of continuous service - Admission of engagement - Scope of interference under Article 226 - Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - The petitioner clai...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 932 - CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT Statutory interest under Section 4A(3) of the Employees' Compensation Act runs from the date of accident and cannot be made conditional upon non-payment within a stipulated period. EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION LAW - Motor accident - Determination of monthly wages - Statutory wage ceiling - Collector's rate - Conditional interest - Employees' Compensation Act, 1923, S...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 931 - DELHI HIGH COURT Once a workman places prima facie material on record to establish employer-employee relationship, the onus shifts to the management to rebut it with positive evidence. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE LAW - Employer-employee relationship - Burden of proof - Prima facie material - Compensation in lieu of reinstatement - The petitioner/workman claimed continuous employment as ...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 930 - CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT Findings of fact recorded by the Commissioner on employer-employee relationship, based on evidence and unrebutted testimony, cannot be interfered with in appeal absent perversity. LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL LAWS - Employees' Compensation Act, 1923, Sections 4, 22 and 30 - Appeal by Insurance Company - Employer-employee relationship - Breach of policy conditions - Substantia...... read full judgement