2026 LLR WEB 749 - GUJARAT HIGH COURT Where gratuity is not paid within 30 days of retirement, interest under Section 7(3-A) runs only from the date of application, not from the date of retirement, if the employee himself delayed filing the claim. PAYMENT OF GRATUITY - Interest on delayed gratuity - Section 7(3) and Section 7(3-A) of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 - Date from which interest runs - Delay in filing claim by employee - The...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 736 - DELHI HIGH COURT Illegal termination of a daily-wage workman for non-compliance with Section 25F warrants compensation, not reinstatement. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Retrenchment - Section 25F and Section 25B of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - 240 days of continuous service - Burden of proof - Adverse inference - Regularisation - Sco...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 748 - GUJARAT HIGH COURT Lump sum compensation awarded in lieu of reinstatement must be proportional to the length of service rendered. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Removal after departmental enquiry - Lump sum compensation - Enhancement by High Court - Proportionality to length of service - Structured compensation matrix - Industrial D...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 747 - GUJARAT HIGH COURT Where both employer and workman are at fault, lump sum compensation is just and proper in lieu of adjudication on merits. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE - Unauthorised absence - Permanent workman - Conductor - Salary claim for period of absenteeism - Habitual absentee - Disciplinary proceedings not initiated - Lethargy of emplo...... read full judgement