2026 LLR WEB 1108 - ORISSA HIGH COURT Long, continuous engagement of daily-wage Part Time Sweepers surviving an amalgamation cannot be denied regularisation consideration merely for want of due recruitment process. CONTRACT/DAILY WAGE EMPLOYMENT - Regularisation - Part Time Sweepers - Amalgamation of banks - Employer-employee relationship - Perennial nature of duties - Illegal vs. irregular appointment - Ma...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1107 - MADRAS HIGH COURT Insurance liability under a motor package policy is confined strictly to its terms; coverage limited to the Registered Owner-cum-Driver excludes an employee-claimant. WORKMEN COMPENSATION - Insurance liability - Two-Wheeler Package Policy - Section III coverage - Registered Owner-cum-Driver - Premium not paid to cover employee risk - Employer's liability -...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1106 - ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT A driver assisting a fellow driver to change a punctured tyre during a joint trip is acting in the course of employment, not on personal work. EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION - Workman - Course of employment - Assisting fellow driver - Personal work distinguished - Insurance policy in force - Joint and several liability - Quantum of compensation...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1105 - ANDHRA PRADESH HIGH COURT Absent adjudicated employer-employee relationship, writ under Article 226 seeking regularization/continuity of contract labour is not maintainable; remedy lies before Labour Court. CONTRACT LABOUR - Shift Operators - Termination without notice - Employer-employee relationship - Escrow account - Maintainability of writ petition - Regularization - Article 226 of the Constitut...... read full judgement