Kerala High Court, in Federal Bank Ltd. vs. Federal Bank Officer’s Association (OP(C) No: 2332 of 2023), restrained the trade union from staging protests within a 50-meter radius of the bank’s head office and nearby branches. The Court noted that there is no fundamental right to protest...
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Orissa High Court, in Supriya Jena vs. State of Odisha &Ors. (W.P.(C) No. 30616 of 2020), granted 180 days of maternity leave to a female employee, despite her service code lacking provisions for surrogacy-related maternity leave. The Court emphasized that the right to life under Article 21 of...
Delhi High Court in Lily Packers Private Limited vs. Vaishnavi Vijay Umak ARB P 1210/2023, observed that reasonable lock-in periods in employment contracts that apply during the term of employment are valid in law and do not violate fundamental rights as enshrined in the Constitution of India. Stay...
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Employer has to prove the administrative exigency for transfer of differently abled person: Delhi HC
Delhi High Court in Ircon International Ltd. vs. Bhavneet Singh CM No. 9793/2024, On July 18, 2024, set aside the order transferring the differently abled employee because of interpersonal problems with co-workers observed that when a transfer order is passed concerning a differently abled person...
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Road construction contractor is liable for criminal negligence for fatal accident due to absence of road signs: M.P. HC
Madhya Pradesh High Court, in P.D. Agrawal vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh (MCC No. 445/2007) On July 23, 2024 rejected the contractor’s petition to quash criminal charges under Sections 304 and 34 of the Indian Penal Code. The Court observed that the contractor’s company had...
