2026 LLR WEB 1225 - DELHI HIGH COURT Treating a period of unauthorised absence as leave without pay does not absolve an employee of the misconduct of such absence. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Domestic enquiry - Effect of leave without pay on misconduct - Approval under Section 33(2)(b) - Vagueness of charges - Condonation of delay - Section 33(2)(b) of the Indust...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1224 - DELHI HIGH COURT Reinstatement with back wages is not automatic upon a finding of illegal termination of a daily-wage worker for procedural non-compliance with Section 25-F, and monetary compensation may suffice to meet the ends of justice. Industrial Disputes - Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, Sections 25-F, 2(s) and 2(j) - Employer-employee relationship - Illegal termination - Reinstatement versus compensation - Scope of judicial re...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1223 - BOMBAY HIGH COURT A reference for reinstatement raised after inordinate delay of 14 years ought not to have been entertained by the Labour Court despite absence of a prescribed limitation period under the Industrial Disputes Act. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Reference for reinstatement - Delay in raising dispute - Stale claim - Regularisation - Section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - Writ petitions challenging Awards o...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1222 - GAUHATI HIGH COURT A conciliation settlement binding under Section 18(3) of the Industrial Disputes Act cannot be judicially expanded to cover persons outside its expressly stipulated eligibility criteria. CONTRACT LABOUR - CONCILIATION SETTLEMENT - BINDING EFFECT - SCOPE OF JUDICIAL REVIEW - Industrial Disputes Act, S. 18(3), S. 25H -Intra-court appeals against dismissal of writ petitions seeking ...... read full judgement