Himachal Pradesh High Court, in Babli Devi vs. State of Himachal Pradesh (CWPOA No. 7185 of 2020),on June 2, 2025, ruled that a female employee cannot be denied a salary increment merely because she was on maternity leave during the relevant period. The Court rejected the employer’s argument...
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12% interest to be paid in case of default to pay compensation from the due date: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court, in Sanjeev Kumar vs. Sri Akash &Anr. (Misc. FA No. 201018/2019), on June 3, 2025, modified the award issued by the Industrial Tribunal by increasing the interest payable on the compensation from 7.5% per annum to 12% per annum, effective from the date of the incident...
Madras High Court, in Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation (Villupuram) Limited vs. N. Vadivel (C.M.A No. 2977/2022),on June 6, 2025, upheld the order of the Commissioner for Workmen Compensation, who had awarded compensation under the Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923 (“EC...
Meghalaya High Court, in Lorento Convent School & Ors. vs. Employees Provident Fund Organization, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India & Ors. (W.P.C No. 456/2022), on June 6, 2025, quashed the order issued by the Regional Provident Fund Commissioner (“RPFC”)...
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Nine months’ absence due to illegal strike is voluntary abandonment and not termination: Bom. HC
The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court in the case of Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Technical and Education Society vs. Smt. Indira Madhukar Muraskar, WRIT PETITION NO.2594 OF 2017 and others decided on 9.5.25 has held that the striking off of employees’ names from the muster roll due to their...
