2026 LLR WEB 777 - HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT A workman's self-serving affidavit alone, uncorroborated by any other evidence, is insufficient to establish employer-employee relationship. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES Employer-employee relationship Contractor and principal employer Burden of proof Control test Multiple factor test Self-serving affidavit Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 ...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 776 - HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT Daily wage service prior to regularization cannot be excluded while computing gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. GRATUITY Daily wage service Regularization Computation Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, Section 2A The respondent, employed as a daily wage Class-IV employee whose services were subsequently r...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 775 - HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT Daily wage service prior to regularization must be counted for computing gratuity under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. GRATUITY Daily wage service Regularization Computation Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, Section 2A The respondent, employed as a daily wage Chowkidar and subsequently regularized, retired on s...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 774 - HIMACHAL PRADESH HIGH COURT Long and unexplained breaks in service, inconsistent with a claim of fictional breaks, disentitle a workman from relief under the Industrial Disputes Act. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES Fictional breaks Section 10(1) reference Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Seasonal employment Man-days chart 240 days The petitioner, a seasonal workman...... read full judgement