Recently, the Madhya Pradesh High Court in Birendra Singh Yadav vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh and Ors., W.P. No. 31629 of 2024, held that disqualifying a candidate for holding a higher position than the one advertised did not bar the candidate from applying for the advertised position, as the...
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Person Engaged in Building Construction, Maintenance, or DemolitionOver One floor is an Employee Under the EC Act: Allahabad HC
Allahabad High Court in Seema Devi vs. Vimal Jain & Anr., First Appeal from Order No. – 1596 of 2022, examined Section 2(dd) of the Employees Compensation Act (” EC Act“) and held that anyone engaged in the construction, maintenance, repair, or demolition of buildings more...
Guwahati High Court in Hemanta Changmai vs. State of Assam & Ors., W.P. (C) No. 4849 of 2022, set aside the employer’s decision to revoke an employee’s promotion due to serious irregularities in the process. The court held that revoking the promotion without providing the employee...
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Employer cannot recover excess payment from employee unless fraud or misrepresentation: Calcutta High Court
Calcutta High Court in State of West Bengal & Anr. vs. Kali Sadhan Bhattacharjee & Ors., MAT 1002 of 2022, on December 3, 2024, relying on the Supreme Court judgment in Punjab and Others vs. Rafiq Masih (White Washer) [(2015) 4 SCC 334], observed that the employer cannot recover an excess...
Supreme Court issued a notice to the Ministry of Women and Child Development in the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) Janaki Chaudhry and Anr. vs. Ministry of Women and Child Development Through the Secretary and Ors. (W.P.(C) No. 000796/2024). on December 7, 2024 . The PIL has raised concerns about...
