2026 LLR WEB 865 - DELHI HIGH COURT Abandonment of service requires proof of voluntary intention; a demand notice to rejoin negates such inference. ABANDONMENT OF SERVICE - Termination - Writ Jurisdiction - Scope of interference - The workman claimed illegal termination; management pleaded abandonment after the workman stopped attending duty...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 864 - DELHI HIGH COURT Revised minimum wages under the Minimum Wages Act apply equally to prison labour in Scheduled Employment. MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948 - Prison Labour - Scheduled Employment - Revised minimum wages - Arrears - The appellant-convict lodged in Tihar Jail sought implementation of revised minimum wages for Sc...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 863 - DELHI HIGH COURT ESI Card and conciliation record constitute prima facie proof of employer-employee relationship. EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP - Burden of proof - ESI Card - Conciliation record - Contract labour - Control and supervision - Compensation in lieu of reinstatement - The workman claimed continu...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 862 - DELHI HIGH COURT Section 33C(2) proceedings are execution in nature; disputed entitlement requires adjudication under Section 10. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, Section 33C(2) - Maintainability - Pre-existing right - Bilateral wage settlement - Section 18(1) - The petitioner-workman, whose services sto...... read full judgement