2026 LLR WEB 702 - PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT Termination claim fails without cogent proof of employment relationship. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE - Illegal termination - Employer-employee relationship - Burden of proof - Workman claimed appointment with contractor in 1999 and continuous service till termination in 2007 -...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 701 - PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT Mere membership in a labour union does not establish completion of 240 days of work in the preceding year when employment records are absent. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE - Termination of service - Section 25(F) of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - Burden of proof - Completion of 240 days in preceding year - Non-production of employment records by...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 700 - PATNA HIGH COURT Reinstatement cannot be ordered in a permanently closed establishment. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES ACT, 1947 - Section 2(oo) - Section 25-F - Reinstatement - Closed establishment - Back wages - Jurisdiction of Labour Court - Petitioner-Management challenged Award whereby La...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 699 - KARNATAKA HIGH COURT Assistant Consultant in software company performing highly specialized creative technical work involving independent judgment not "workman" under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE - Definition of "workman" - Section 2(s) of Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - Assistant Consultant in software company - Dominant nature of duties test - Burden of proof ...... read full judgement