2026 LLR WEB 857 - DELHI HIGH COURT Punitive termination without domestic enquiry is illegal even if non-compliance with transfer order is admitted. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - Termination - Transfer order - Non-compliance - Domestic enquiry - Discharge simpliciter - Medical Sales Representative - Workman - Section 2(s) and Section 11-A of the Indu...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 856 - DELHI HIGH COURT Where considerable time has lapsed since illegal termination, lump sum compensation in lieu of reinstatement is an appropriate remedy. ILLEGAL TERMINATION - Employer-employee relationship - Contractor defence - Reinstatement - Compensation in lieu of reinstatement - Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - 240 days of ...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 855 - DELHI HIGH COURT Management that ignores Labour Court proceedings cannot challenge ex parte award in writ jurisdiction on grounds of lack of service. LABOUR AND INDUSTRIAL LAW - Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - Ex parte award - Service of notice - Employer-employee relationship - Writ jurisdiction - Workman alleged illegal termination without c...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 854 - CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT Oral evidence of co-workers sufficient to establish employer-employee relationship in absence of documentary proof under Employees' Compensation Act, 1923. EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION - Employer-employee relationship - Oral evidence - Adverse inference - Electrocution - Arising out of and in course of employment - Section 10 and Section 30 of the Em...... read full judgement