Dr. Pradyumna Pandey has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of PromediExcel Learning Private Limited, a purpose-driven EdTech venture in the healthcare skilling domain. With over three decades of experience in human resource strategy, academic leadership, and people development, Dr...
The Factories (Gujarat Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (“Ordinance”) dated June 30, 2025, has been published by the Government of Gujarat on July 1, 2025, amending specific provisions of the Factories Act, 1948 (“Factories Act”). As an Ordinance, these amendments will remain in...
On June 30, 2025, the Government of Karnataka released the draft Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Rules, 2025 (“Draft Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers Rules, 2025”). The Draft Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers Rules, 2025 provide for the...
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...
