2026 LLR WEB 991 - KARNATAKA HIGH COURT An employer who fails to appeal an order of the Controlling Authority and accepts the same cannot challenge it in a writ petition; the question of an apprentice''s entitlement to gratuity for the apprenticeship period is left open. PAYMENT OF GRATUITY - Maintainability of writ challenge without appeal - Apprenticeship period - Interest on delayed payment - Section 2(e), Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 - Petitioner-employer ch...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 990 - DELHI HIGH COURT Findings of fact recorded by the Commissioner under the Employees Compensation Act, including on employer-employee relationship, are not open to interference in a Section 30 appeal absent perversity or absence of evidence. EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION - Appeal under Section 30 - Scope of interference - Employer-employee relationship - Afterthought defence - Insurer's liability - Section 30, Employees' Compen...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 989 - CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT Statutory entitlement to maternity leave, including leave on account of miscarriage, cannot be curtailed on the ground of insufficient leave balance, nor can leave availed for an earlier miscarriage disqualify full maternity leave for a subsequent pregnancy. MATERNITY LEAVE - Miscarriage leave - Leave balance - Recovery from salary - Medical reimbursement - Rule 43, Central Civil Services (Leave) Rules, 1972 - Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 - Article 14...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 988 - CALCUTTA HIGH COURT Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 does not stand repealed merely upon notification bringing the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 into force, absent a further notification under Section 104 specifying the date of repeal. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS CODE - Jurisdiction of Industrial Tribunal - Effect of Industrial Relations Code, 2020 on pending proceedings under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - Repeal and savings - Remov...... read full judgement