Allahabad High Court, in Dharvendra Pal Singh vs. State of U.P. and Others (WA No. 9632/2025), held that a punishment order cannot be declared invalid merely because it does not reproduce all details of the show cause notice or the employee’s reply, so long as the substance of both has been...
Supreme Court in Daivshala & Ors. vs. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. &Anr. (CA NO. 6986/2015) on July 28, 2025while allowing compensation to the family of the deceased employee who died in an accident while commuting to his workplace at midnight observed that a fatal accident during an...
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Even for Fixed-term employee Stigmatic Termination Without Inquiry is Illegal : Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh in Dr. Shazia Salam v. UT of J&K and Others [WP(C) No.494/2023] on August 1, 2025, held that termination of a contractual employee on stigmatic grounds, such as being labelled “vulnerable” or “unsuitable” for government...
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Delhi HC Quashed FIR Against Employer for Sexual Harassment on Settlement; Community Service Ordered
Delhi High Court in Karan Moolchandani vs. State of NCT of Delhi &Anr. [CRL.M.C. 5159/2025]on August 1, 2025, reiterated that an FIR involving allegations of sexual harassment may be quashed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, if the matter has been amicably resolved...
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Employer is duty-bound to accommodate employee acquiring disability during service: Supreme Court
Supreme Court in CH. Joseph vs. Telangana State Road Transport Corporation & Ors. [SLP (C) No. 36278/2017]on August 1, 2025, ruled that an employee who acquires a disability during the course of employment cannot be prematurely retired without the employer first exploring reasonable...
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Veeam Strengthens India Leadership Team, Appoints Sandhya Vinay as Director HR – India & SAARC
Veeam® Software, , the #1 global leader by market share in data resilience, today announced the appointment of four senior leaders to drive its next phase of growth across India and South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). The expanded leadership team includesSandhya Vinay as...
Ranjan Sarkar has joined LNJ Bhilwara Group as Chief Human Resource Officer. Before this appointment, Ranjan was associated with Exide Industries as President- HR. Also read – While 86% HR Leaders Feel Change Ready, Only 29% Are Truly AI Ready: Report With 20 years of cross-industry...
The report outlines three core imperatives for HR and business leaders to close the emerging gaps by strengthening HR’s core agenda, capability mandate and tech value realisation. “The SHRPA State of HR Industry – Global Executive Insights 2025,” research report released recently spotlight a sharp...
Waterfield Advisors, a globally recognised multi-family office and wealth advisory firm, has announced the appointment of Saurabh Arora as Managing Director and Chief of Human Resources. Saurabh joins the firm with over two decades of experience in human resources across financial services. Prior...
Persistent Systems has announced the appointment of Rajiv Naithani as Chief People Officer. Announcing the appointment, the Company said in a social media post,” We are excited to announce Rajiv Naithani as our new Chief People Officer at Persistent. With over two decades of global HR leadership...
