2026 LLR WEB 1364 - KERALA HIGH COURT A pending challenge to damages for belated provident fund contributions may be disposed of by relegating the establishment to a one-time settlement scheme, with recovery stayed meanwhile. PROVIDENT FUND - PENAL DAMAGES FOR BELATED CONTRIBUTIONS - ONE-TIME SETTLEMENT SCHEME - STAY OF RECOVERY PENDING SETTLEMENT - AMOUNT ALREADY RECOVERED - REFUND OR CREDIT - Section 14B, Employees&...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1363 - PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT Violation of retrenchment provisions does not entail automatic reinstatement; compensation in lieu, quantified on relevant factors without any straitjacket formula, may be awarded. RETRENCHMENT - VIOLATION OF SECTIONS 25-F AND 25-H - NO AUTOMATIC REINSTATEMENT - COMPENSATION IN LIEU OF REINSTATEMENT - QUANTUM OF COMPENSATION - SHORT SERVICE AND LONG PERIOD OUT OF SERVICE - ...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1362 - DELHI HIGH COURT Employer pleading engagement through a contractor must prove it; illegal termination of a daily-wager may warrant compensation, not automatic reinstatement. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Employer-employee relationship - Engagement through contractor - Burden of proof - Best evidence - Adverse inference - Prior civil suit and Section 33C(2) proceedings - 240 ...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 1361 - PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT A workman claiming reinstatement must first prove employer-employee relationship; a finding of fact on it is not reappreciated in writ jurisdiction absent perversity. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - CLAIM OF REINSTATEMENT AND BACK WAGES - EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP - BURDEN OF PROOF - PROOF OF DOCUMENTS - AWARD OF INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNAL - SCOPE OF WRIT JURISDICTION - S...... read full judgement