2026 LLR WEB 682 - PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT Labour Court cannot reduce dismissal on sympathy when enquiry is fair and charges proved. INDUSTRIAL DISCIPLINE - Unauthorised absence - Major misconduct - Departmental enquiry - Fair and proper enquiry - Findings of guilt - Punishment of dismissal - Power of Labour Court under Sectio...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 681 - PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT Full back wages are not automatic; workman must prove lack of gainful employment. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE - Illegal termination - Reinstatement - Back wages - Quantum of compensation - Burden of proof of unemployment - Gainful employment - Discretion of Labour Court - Partial back ...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 680 - ORISSA HIGH COURT Wage revision and DA awards must be based on evidence applying industry-cum-region and capacity-to-pay principles. INDUSTRIAL ADJUDICATION - Wage revision - Dearness allowance - Charter of demands - Tripartite settlement - Failure of conciliation - Reference under Section 10 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 19...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 679 - ORISSA HIGH COURT Loss of earning capacity must be medically assessed; tribunals cannot presume functional disability for assessing compensation under Employees' Compensation Act, 1923. EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION - Permanent disability - Loss of earning capacity - Medical evidence - Section 4(1)(c)(ii) of the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923 - Distinction between physical ...... read full judgement