2026 LLR WEB 823 - CALCUTTA HIGH COURT Non-reinstatement post-award deems workman in service till superannuation; back wages reducible where no service rendered. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES Retrenchment Reinstatement Back wages Deemed service till superannuation Provident fund Gratuity Section 17B of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Workman engaged on co...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 822 - BOMBAY HIGH COURT A complaint under Item 5 of Schedule IV of MRTU and PULP Act requires specific pleading of comparators; vague allegations of favouritism are insufficient. UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICE Item 5, Schedule IV MRTU and PULP Act, 1971 Aided and unaided posts Pay parity Standard Code Pleading particulars Respondent, working as Clerk-cum-Lab Assistant in u...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 821 - BOMBAY HIGH COURT Financial inability of employer is no defence to non-payment of minimum wages to long-serving workmen. UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICES Minimum wages Item 9 of Schedule IV of the MRTU and PULP Act, 1971 Section 28 of the MRTU and PULP Act Minimum Wages Act Section 86A and 86C of the Maharashtra Indust...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 820 - BOMBAY HIGH COURT A statutory settlement by a recognised union binds all employees; State approval power cannot override a lawful union fund deduction clause. UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICE Recognised union Bilateral statutory settlement Union fund deduction State Government approval MRTU and PULP Act, 1971, Schedule IV, Item 9 Petitioner, a recognised u...... read full judgement