2026 LLR WEB 735 - DELHI HIGH COURT Illegal retrenchment of casual daily-wage workers without Section 25F compliance warrants compensation, not reinstatement, after prolonged delay. RETRENCHMENT - Casual daily-wage workers - Stop-gap engagement - ESI Hospital - 240 days of continuous service - Section 25F, Section 2(oo), Sections 25G and 25H of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 734 - DELHI HIGH COURT Labour Court under Section 11A cannot re-appreciate evidence after upholding domestic inquiry as fair. DOMESTIC INQUIRY - SECTION 11A - JUDICIAL REVIEW - Re-appreciation of evidence - Perversity - Natural justice - Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, Sections 11A and 17B - The respondent/workman, emplo...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 733 - DELHI HIGH COURT The principle of equal pay for equal work cannot be invoked to claim the pay scale of a post that does not exist in the employer''s establishment. EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK - Non-existent post - Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, Section 2(j) - "Industry" - Appointment letter - Terms binding on workman - Temporary engagement - Regular pa...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 732 - DELHI HIGH COURT A jurisdictional objection under POSH Act need not be decided as a preliminary issue; it may be addressed at final findings stage. POSH ACT - Jurisdiction - Preliminary objection - Superannuation - Section 11 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 - Rule 7 of the POSH...... read full judgement