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

2026 LLR WEB 758 - GUJARAT HIGH COURT Reinstatement award modified to lump sum compensation where workman dies during pendency and service was irregular. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Illegal termination - Irregular appointment - Workman deceased - Reinstatement award - Lump sum compensation - Legal heirs - Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - The deceased wor...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 757 - GUJARAT HIGH COURT Lump sum compensation is appropriate remedy where reinstatement is impractical due to short tenure and absence of sanctioned post. ILLEGAL TERMINATION - Watchman - Casual/daily-rated workman - No sanctioned post - Grant-based work - Lump sum compensation in lieu of reinstatement - Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - The responde...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 756 - GUJARAT HIGH COURT A writ petition challenging a Labour Court award filed after 15 years without germane explanation is liable to be dismissed on delay and laches alone. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE - Probationer - Termination - Unsatisfactory work - Departmental inquiry not required - Retrenchment - Section 2(oo), Section 25B and Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act...... read full judgement