2026 LLR WEB 1143 - PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT Appellate authority under Section 7-I of the Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 has no jurisdiction to condone delay beyond the maximum permissible period of 120 days. PROVIDENT FUNDS - Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, Sections 7-A and 7-I - Limitation - Condonation of Delay - Tribunal (Procedure) Rules, 1997, Rule 7(2) - W...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1142 - RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT A claimant who has obtained compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act cannot thereafter maintain a subsequent claim for the same accident under the Workmen's Compensation Act, the two remedies being mutually exclusive. WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION - Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 - Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, Section 167 - Doctrine of Election - Successive Claims - Abuse of Process - Appeals by an insurer aga...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1141 - PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT Section 33-C(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, being akin to an executing court's jurisdiction, cannot be invoked to enforce a monetary claim that is not founded on a pre-existing right or benefit. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Pre-existing Right - Reinstatement - Deputation - Computation of Wages - Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, Section 33-C(2) - Writ petition challenging rejection of an applicati...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1140 - PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT Stale and belated claims challenging orders of punishment cannot form the basis of an industrial dispute, even where such orders continue to carry a recurring financial effect. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Delay and Latches - Stale Claims - Stoppage of Grade Increments - Recurring Loss - Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, Section 10(1)(c) - Punjab Civil Services (Punishment and Ap...... read full judgement