Gauhati High Court in National Insurance Co. Ltd. vs. Md. Safiur Rahman MFA/266/2010, while quashing the order of Commissioner under the Compensation Act, who had allowed compensation to workmen after assessing the loss of earning capacity of the workman at 75 % on the basis of the disability...
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Employer has inherent right of transfer or initiating disciplinary proceedings employee: Bombay HC
Bombay High Court in The Indian Express (P) Ltd. &Ors. vs. Dinesh Rane &Ors. W.P No. 10814 of 2023, observed that on any misconduct committed by employees, the employers have inherent right to take disciplinary actions against them. Similarly, the employer has an inherent right to transfer...
Jammu and Kashmir High Court in Executive Engineer Roads and Buildings vs. Nazir Ahmad Teli [CM(M) No. 223/2022], reiterated a settled principle that it is the responsibility of the principal employer of any industrial establishment to make payment of wages required to be made under the Payment of...
Karnataka High Court in P V Rudrappa vs. The State of Karnataka W.P No. 9642/2020, while quashing an order of dismissal of an employee charged with an act of bribery observed that, the material lapse on the part of any enquiry officer may result in masking of the truth to the prejudice of the...
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Employee Who Has Voluntarily Retired From Service By Accepting Benefits Cannot Be Treated As ‘Workman’ U/S. 2(S) Of Industrial Disputes Act: Karnataka HC
The Karnataka High Court held that the employees who have voluntarily retired from service and accepted the benefits under the voluntary retirement package, cannot be treated as a workman under Section 2(s) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Court held thus in a writ petition filed by a...
