2026 LLR WEB 770 - CALCUTTA HIGH COURT Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 continues in force until specifically repealed by a separate notification under Section 104 of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS CODE, 2020 - Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - Repeal - Jurisdiction of Industrial Tribunal - Section 103, Section 104 of Industrial Relations Code, 2020 - Petitioner/employer ...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 769 - Kerala High Court Employer-employee relationship between close relatives must be proved by reliable evidence; oral testimony of interested witnesses alone is insufficient. EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION - Employer-employee relationship - Close relatives - Burden of proof - Oral evidence of interested witnesses - Documentary evidence - Section 4-A - Interest on medical...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 768 - SUPREME COURT OF INDIA Penal rent for unauthorised retention of staff quarter is adjustable against gratuity; no interest accrues during period of withholding. PAYMENT OF GRATUITY - SAIL Gratuity Rules, 1978 - Rule 3.2.1(c) - Withholding of gratuity - Non-vacation of staff quarter - Penal rent - Adjustment against gratuity - Interest on withheld gratuit...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 767 - CALCUTTA HIGH COURT Forfeiture of gratuity under Section 4(6)(a) is valid upon proof of wilful damage or loss through disciplinary proceedings conducted in accordance with natural justice. PAYMENT OF GRATUITY - Forfeiture - Section 4(6)(a) of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 - Section 4(6)(b)(ii) - Form-M - Disciplinary proceedings - Standard of proof - Criminal proceedings - The ...... read full judgement