2026 LLR WEB 1257 - PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT Abandonment of service being a question of intention, the onus of proving it lies on the employer and cannot be presumed against a workman. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Reference under Section 10(1) - Voluntary abandonment of service - Reinstatement - 240 days' continuous service - Sections 10(1)(c), 25-F of the Industrial Disputes Act,...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1256 - GAUHATI HIGH COURT A workman's claim under an industrial award not submitted to the Resolution Professional stands extinguished upon approval of the Resolution Plan, unless the mandatory public notification was not duly issued. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Award - Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 - Extinguishment of claims - Resolution Plan - Section 29, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - Petitioner-employer, whose Resolution...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1255 - DELHI HIGH COURT Circumstantial proof of misconduct requires cogent evidence connecting the workman to the alleged act, not a reversal of the burden of proof for want of a defence. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Departmental enquiry - Circumstantial evidence - Reversal of burden of proof - Remand to lead evidence - Reinstatement versus compensation - Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, S...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1254 - DELHI HIGH COURT Reinstatement is not an automatic consequence of illegal termination and may be substituted by lump-sum compensation where reinstatement is not feasible. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Contract labour - Employer-employee relationship - Reinstatement - Back wages - Compensation in lieu of reinstatement - Section 10(1), Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolit...... read full judgement