2026 LLR WEB 1330 - CALCUTTA HIGH COURT Provident fund authority can be directed to compute updated dues enabling a member to deposit them for higher pension. PROVIDENT FUND AND PENSION - EMPLOYEES' PENSION SCHEME - HIGHER PENSION - DEPOSIT OF DUES WITH INTEREST - DIRECTION TO COMPUTE UPDATED AMOUNT - Employees' Pension Scheme, 1995 - A member ...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1329 - MADRAS HIGH COURT Interest on belated provident fund contributions is mandatory and cannot be waived or reduced in writ jurisdiction, though payment in instalments may be permitted. PROVIDENT FUND - INTEREST ON BELATED REMITTANCE OF CONTRIBUTIONS - MANDATORY NATURE OF INTEREST - FINANCIAL DISTRESS OF ESTABLISHMENT - NO APPELLATE REMEDY - WRIT JURISDICTION - PAYMENT IN INSTAL...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1328 - CALCUTTA HIGH COURT A Labour Court or Tribunal may decide preliminary facts going to its own jurisdiction, including whether an industrial dispute exists. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE - Reference - Maintainability - Jurisdiction of Labour Court - Preliminary fact - Written demand - Dismissal - Staleness - Delay - Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - An employer c...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1327 - CALCUTTA HIGH COURT Workmen claiming minimum wages from an establishment must prove their engagement by cogent evidence, failing which the claim fails. MINIMUM WAGES - UNLISTED CASUAL WORKERS - PROOF OF ENGAGEMENT - BURDEN OF PROOF - ABSENCE OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE - INDUSTRIAL REFERENCE - WRIT JURISDICTION - Industrial Disputes Act, 1947; Minim...... read full judgement