2026 LLR WEB 614 - KARNATAKA HIGH COURT Once a domestic enquiry is held to be unfair and improper, the enquiry stands vitiated in its entirety, and the burden shifts squarely to the employer to prove the alleged misconduct afresh before the Labour Court by leading independent evidence. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE - Domestic enquiry - Unfair enquiry - Opportunity to lead evidence - Proof of misconduct - Alleged admission of guilt - Fraud and forgery - Burden of proof - Scope of judicial revie...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 613 - KARNATAKA HIGH COURT Gram Panchayat membership is not employment and cannot justify denial of reinstatement. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE - Illegal termination - No enquiry - No charges - Seasonal employment - Contract labour plea - Gram Panchayat Member - Reinstatement - Back wages - Interest - The petitioner was emp...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 612 - CHANDIGARH HIGH COURT Domestic enquiry remains fair where the workman voluntarily abstains without proving prejudice or denial of natural justice. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE - Domestic enquiry - Fairness and propriety - Place of enquiry - Non-payment of enquiry expenses - Ex parte enquiry - Principles of natural justice - Misconduct involving violence -...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 611 - ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT Bona fide closure severs employment; no reinstatement or absorption arises under the Industrial Disputes Act. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES ACT, 1947 - Sections 2(cc), 25F, 25G and 25FFF - Closure of undertaking - Bona fide closure - Stoppage of raw material supply - Retrenchment vs. closure - Compensation payable - Ab...... read full judgement