2026 LLR WEB 725 - CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT Length of delay alone is not decisive; where sufficient cause is shown for non-filing within limitation, condonation must be granted and an ex parte award set aside if notice was not properly served. EMPLOYEES COMPENSATION - Ex parte award - Order 9 Rule 13 CPC - Condonation of delay - Sufficient cause - Improper service - Publication of notice - Section 10 of the Workmen's Compensation A...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 724 - CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT Penalty under Section 4A(3)(b) of the Employees' Compensation Act cannot be imposed without a reasonable opportunity of hearing to the employer. EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION - Course of employment - Journey to workplace - 50% Penalty - Reasonable opportunity of hearing - Section 4A(3)(b) of the Employees' Compensation Act, 1923 - The d...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 723 - CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT Where termination of a probationer is disproportionate to the misconduct alleged and reinstatement is impracticable after long litigation, lump sum compensation meets the ends of justice. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE - Probationer - Oral termination - Disproportionate punishment - Unauthorized absence - Reinstatement - Lump sum compensation - Doctrine of proportionality - Cause of action - ...... read full judgement

2026 LLR WEB 722 - CALCUTTA HIGH COURT The Controlling Authority under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 cannot assume appellate jurisdiction over disciplinary proceedings or re-appreciate evidence recorded in a domestic enquiry. GRATUITY - Forfeiture - Section 4(6) - Jurisdiction of Controlling Authority - Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 - Employee served with show-cause notice and subjected to domestic enquiry for miscond...... read full judgement