2026 LLR WEB 823 - CALCUTTA HIGH COURT Non-reinstatement post-award deems workman in service till superannuation; back wages reducible where no service rendered. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Retrenchment - Reinstatement - Back wages - Deemed service till superannuation - Provident fund - Gratuity - Section 17B of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - Workman engag...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 822 - BOMBAY HIGH COURT A complaint under Item 5 of Schedule IV of MRTU and PULP Act requires specific pleading of comparators; vague allegations of favouritism are insufficient. UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICE - Item 5, Schedule IV - MRTU and PULP Act, 1971 - Aided and unaided posts - Pay parity - Standard Code - Pleading particulars - Respondent, working as Clerk-cum-Lab Assista...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 821 - BOMBAY HIGH COURT Financial inability of employer is no defence to non-payment of minimum wages to long-serving workmen. UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICES - Minimum wages - Item 9 of Schedule IV of the MRTU and PULP Act, 1971 - Section 28 of the MRTU and PULP Act - Minimum Wages Act - Section 86A and 86C of the Maharashtra I...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 820 - BOMBAY HIGH COURT A statutory settlement by a recognised union binds all employees; State approval power cannot override a lawful union fund deduction clause. UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICE Recognised union Bilateral statutory settlement Union fund deduction State Government approval MRTU and PULP Act, 1971, Schedule IV, Item 9 Petitioner, a recognised u...... read full judgement