2026 LLR WEB 1349 - DELHI HIGH COURT Workman status turns on dominant nature of duties, and relief of reinstatement may be moulded into lump-sum compensation where it is rendered impracticable by passage of time. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Workman - Managerial or supervisory duties - Dominant nature of duties - Burden of proof - Adverse inference - Abandonment of service - Illegal termination - Reinstatement m...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1348 - JHARKHAND HIGH COURT Service rules may validly permit initiation of disciplinary proceedings after superannuation where proceedings were contemplated at retirement. Disciplinary proceedings - Post-superannuation initiation - Contemplated or pending proceedings - Definition of employee - Charge-sheet after retirement - Jurisdiction of disciplinary authority -...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1347 - DELHI HIGH COURT A Labour Court may substitute a lesser punishment for dismissal under Section 11A, and a plausible exercise of that discretion is not disturbed in writ. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES -Domestic enquiry -Perversity -Unauthorised absence on account of illness -Misconduct not proved -Termination illegal -Compensation in lieu of reinstatement -Scope of writ jur...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1346 - KARNATAKA HIGH COURT Qualifying period for gratuity must be determined by applying the deeming provision on continuous service, not by calendar period alone. GRATUITY - CONTINUOUS SERVICE - QUALIFYING PERIOD - DEEMING PROVISION - 240 DAYS - CALENDAR-YEAR TEST - WRIT JURISDICTION - Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, Sections 2(c), 2A and 4(1); Industrial D...... read full judgement