Calcutta High Court in Shri C. Chitambaram vs. The Director of Transport (WPA 862/2022), directed the reinstatement of a casual worker who had been dismissed following allegations of diesel pilferage. The worker was acquitted in the criminal trial, and no internal inquiry was held. The Court...

Madhya Pradesh High Court in Ram Das Sahu and Others vs. The State of Madhya Pradesh and Others (WP No. 10838/2008) upheld the retrenchment of a daily wage worker during the pendency of an industrial dispute. The Court held that once the Labour Court permitted the employer to proceed with...

Madras High Court in Dr. E. Krithika vs. State of Tamil Nadu and Others (W.A. (MD) No. 860 of 2023) ruled that maternity leave must be treated as part of the mandatory service period under a bond. The Court set aside the employer’s decision to withhold the employee’s discharge certificate on...

Calcutta High Court in Shri Tarun Kanti Naskar vs. The State of West Bengal & Others (W.P.A No. 20672/2022) quashed the employer’s order to recover salary paid on a higher scale due to an administrative oversight. The Court held that it was unjust to recover excess salary after 18 years...

Chhattisgarh High Court in M. Mohan Rao vs. Bhilai Steel Plant (WPL No. 5110/2011) upheld the dismissal of an employee who remained absent without sanctioned leave for 140 days. The Court observed that the employee had a prior record of unauthorised absences and had been previously penalised for...

Orissa HC  in State of Odisha & Another vs. Smt. Anindita Mishra (W.A. No. 1074/2023) considered whether a contractual employee is entitled to maternity benefits under the prevailing state policy. The Court affirmed that maternity benefits cannot be denied merely because an employee is on...