On June 27, 2025, the Government of Madhya Pradesh permitted the employment of women workers between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. in the factories under the Factories Act and shops and commercial establishments under Shops Act( 9 PM to 7AM) with obtaining written consent from women employees before employing...

Madhya Pradesh High Court in MPMKVV Co. Ltd. & Others vs. Surendra Kumar Gupta (Misc. Petition No. 4540 of 2023), held that reinstatement is not a necessary consequence of illegal termination, especially for contractual employees. The petitioner had completed over 240 days of service and was...

Bombay High Court in Superintending Engineer vs. Pundlik Kondiba Pachpinde (Writ Petition No. 4812 of 2018) ruled that a claim under Section 33(C)(2) of the ID Act, is maintainable only if there is an undisputed pre-existing right. In this case, retired employees claimed unpaid overtime, supported...

Calcutta High Court in Shri C. Chitambaram vs. The Director of Transport (WPA 862/2022), directed the reinstatement of a casual worker who had been dismissed following allegations of diesel pilferage. The worker was acquitted in the criminal trial, and no internal inquiry was held. The Court...

Madhya Pradesh High Court in Ram Das Sahu and Others vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh and Others (WP No. 10838/2008) upheld the retrenchment of a daily wage worker during the pendency of an industrial dispute. The Court held that once the Labour Court permitted the employer to proceed with...