2026 LLR WEB 806 - PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT Full back wages are not an automatic consequence of reinstatement; 50% back wages awarded where no proof of non-employment exists. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES Back wages Illegal termination Seasonal workman Runner Kamdar Section 10(1)(c) and Section 25-H of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 The respondent-workman, appointed as...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 805 - PATNA HIGH COURT EPF Appellate Tribunal cannot condone delay beyond 120 days prescribed under Rule 7 of the Rules, 1997. EPF AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS ACT, 1952 Section 7A Continuation of establishment Change of nomenclature Limitation Rule 7 of Employees' Provident Funds Appellate Tribunal (Procedure) ...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 804 - ORISSA HIGH COURT PIL maintainable by ex-employees, but barred by inordinate unexplained delay. PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION Locus standi Delay and latches Sale of Government land MOU Registered sale deed PIL jurisdiction Petitioners, ex-employees of an industry, filed PIL seeking quas...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 803 - ORISSA HIGH COURT Wilful absence despite repeated communications by management constitutes voluntary abandonment, not retrenchment. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE Voluntary abandonment Retrenchment Supervisory jurisdiction Article 227 of the Constitution Petitioner, engaged as Executive Logistic from 04.08.2016, remained absent with...... read full judgement