2026 LLR WEB 907 - ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT Insurer's plea of no valid driving license held on the deceased-driver does not defeat compensation where employer-employee relationship and death in course of employment stand independently proved. EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION - Death of workman/driver in course of employment - Employer-employee relationship - Driving license plea - Liability of insurer - Quantum of compensation - Interest -...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 906 - ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT Insurance Company's plea of no privity of contract and non-liability rejected where employer-employee relationship and death in course of employment stand proved by unrebutted witness testimony and FIR. EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION - Death of workman in course of employment - Employer-employee relationship - Liability of insurer - Quantum of compensation - Minimum wages notification - Interest an...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 905 - ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT Notified minimum monthly wages under Section 4(1B) of the Employees Compensation Act, 1923 must form the basis of compensation, being a social welfare legislation. LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL LAWS - Employees Compensation Act, 1923, Section 4(1B) - Notified minimum wages - Computation of compensation - Enhancement on appeal - Deceased, employed as a dredging work...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 904 - ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT Cut in pension and gratuity as a penalty is impermissible without quantification of loss under Section 4(6) of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL LAWS - Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972, Section 4(6) - Forfeiture of gratuity - Quantification of loss - A.P. Pension Rules, Rule 39(1) - Cut in pension as penalty - Disciplin...... read full judgement