2026 LLR WEB 762 - RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT A lockout never lifted and resulting in indefinite closure amounts to termination in substance irrespective of nomenclature. LOCKOUT - TERMINATION IN SUBSTANCE - EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP - TRANSFER OF UNDERTAKING - Section 25-FF of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - The respondent-workmen were employed in Jaipur...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 761 - RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT Compassionate appointment claim raised after inordinate and unexplained delay is hopelessly time-barred. COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENT - Delay and laches - Immediacy of need - Vested right - Articles 14, 16 of the Constitution of India - The petitioner's father, a Driver with RSRTC, was terminated f...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 760 - RAJASTHAN HIGH COURT Clubbing of establishments under EPF Act valid when supported by functional and financial interdependence beyond mere common ownership. EMPLOYEES' PROVIDENT FUND - Clubbing of Establishments - Section 7-A of the Employees' Provident Fund & Misc. Provisions Act, 1952 - Two establishments, M/s Venus Enterprises and M/s Venus ...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 759 - GUJARAT HIGH COURT A resignation alleged to have been obtained by coercion does not preclude the workman from raising an industrial dispute. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Forced resignation - Involuntary cessation of service - Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - Reinstatement - Lump sum compensation in lieu of reinstatement - Scope of writ jurisd...... read full judgement