2026 LLR WEB 839 - DELHI HIGH COURT Controlling Authority under Payment of Gratuity Act cannot dismiss a claim merely because notices to employer are returned unserved. PAYMENT OF GRATUITY - Controlling Authority - Dismissal for non-service - Adjudicatory duty - Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 - Petitioner's gratuity claim was dismissed by the Controlling Auth...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 838 - DELHI HIGH COURT Penalty under Section 4A(3)(b) of Employees' Compensation Act is imposable on employer, not insurer. EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION - Motor accident - Fatal injury to driver - Validity of insurance policy - Penalty - Section 4A(3)(b), Section 30 of the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923 - The de...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 837 - CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT A workman claiming protection under Section 25-F must prove 240 days of continuous service in the preceding twelve months by cogent documentary evidence. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Section 25-F - Section 25-B - Continuous service - 240 days - Burden of proof - Documentary evidence - Contractual employment - Retrenchment compensation - Workman claimed t...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 836 - CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT Cognizance under Section 29 of the Industrial Disputes Act lies only on complaint by appropriate Government, not by a private individual. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Cognizance - Section 29 read with Section 34(1) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 - Complaint by private ind...... read full judgement