2026 LLR WEB 961 - BOMBAY HIGH COURT Denial of compassionate appointment for non-disclosure of prior contract work and a pending FIR is arbitrary. UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICE - Compassionate appointment - Non-disclosure of prior contractual engagement - Ex-employee status - Pending FIR - Backwages - Reinstatement vs. appointment - Maharashtra Re...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 960 - ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT Principal employer jointly and severally liable to pay workmen's compensation where death occurs during employment under a contractor. LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL LAW - Employees Compensation Act, 1923 - Section 22 - Death of workman during employment - Proof of workman status - Fixation of wages absent evidence - Minimum Wages Act - ...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 959 - ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT Heart attack death of a driver during duty, due to work strain, is compensable under the Employees' Compensation Act. EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION - Heart attack - Death during course of employment - Employment injury - Age determination - Insurer's liability - Sections 2(1)(dd), 3(1), 22, 30, Employees' ...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 958 - ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT Writ petition seeking regularization of an outsourced employee not maintainable absent adjudicated finding of employer-employee relationship with the principal employer. LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL LAW - Outsourced/Contract Employment - Maintainability of Writ Petition - Privity of Contract - Employer-Employee Relationship - Escrow Account - Regularization - Continuity...... read full judgement