2026 LLR WEB 883 - CALCUTTA HIGH COURT Casual workmen performing permanent and perennial duties for decades through a regular interview process cannot be denied absorption on artificial distinctions. UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICE - Casual workmen - Absorption - Permanent nature of work - Artificial distinction - Scheme of Amalgamation - Standing Orders - Back-door entry - Section 2(ra) of the Indust...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 882 - CALCUTTA HIGH COURT A retired employee who has superannuated from service is not a "workman" under Section 2(s) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and cannot raise an industrial dispute. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE - Retired employee - Definition of workman - Section 2(s) - Reference under Section 10 - Prior opinion of appropriate Government - Managerial employee - Pension as deferred wag...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 881 - CALCUTTA HIGH COURT A National Coal Wage Agreement is a package deal; its HRA provisions and implementation instructions must be applied as a whole and cannot be selectively applied in conjunction with government notifications. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES - House rent allowance - National Coal Wage Agreement - Industrial Tribunal - Package deal - City classification - Section 18 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 - Section 10...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 880 - CALCUTTA HIGH COURT Correction of date of birth through self-declaratory documents and a birth certificate obtained days before superannuation cannot displace entries in statutory EPF and ESI records signed by the workman at the time of joining. BIRTH DATE IN EPF FORM - Correction at fag-end of service - Statutory service records - Evidentiary value of Aadhar Card - EPF Nomination Form - ESI e-Pehchan Card - Certified Standing Orders - S...... read full judgement