2026 LLR WEB 1290 - KARNATAKA HIGH COURT An application under Section 33(2)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act cannot be rejected on grounds extraneous to compliance with its statutory requirements. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Approval of dismissal - Scope of enquiry - Section 33(2)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - Petitioner-Corporation's application under Section 33(2)(b) of the Ind...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1289 - KARNATAKA HIGH COURT Once a Tribunal finds the mandatory requirements of Section 33(2)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act complied with, it cannot reject an approval application on extraneous grounds. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Approval of dismissal - Scope of Section 33(2)(b) - Extraneous grounds for rejection - Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, Section 33(2)(b) - Petitioner-Corporation challenged an...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1288 - KARNATAKA HIGH COURT A Labor Court exercising discretionary power under Section 11-A of the Industrial Disputes Act cannot interfere with a punishment without assigning cogent and legally sustainable reasons. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Domestic enquiry - Unauthorised absence - Discretionary power to interfere with punishment - Discriminatory treatment - Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, Section 11-A - Petitio...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1287 - DELHI HIGH COURT A bald plea of voluntary abandonment, unsupported by a show cause notice or other evidence, does not establish that a workman left his job of his own accord. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Voluntary abandonment of service - Requirements of Section 25-F - Compensation in lieu of reinstatement - Scope of judicial review - Section 25-F of the Industrial Disputes ...... read full judgement