On April 25, 2024, the Government of Tripura took a significant step towards enhancing the business environment in the state. Through the Tripura Shops and Establishments (Fifth Amendment) Act, 2021, they made a crucial change by removing Section 16 of the Tripura Shops and Establishments Act, 1970...
On May 2, 2024, the Government of Rajasthan exempted all shops and establishments from Section 12(1) of the Rajasthan Shops and Establishments Act, 1958 (“Rajasthan Shops Act“), requiring shops and establishments to remain closed for one day in a week. However, the exemption is subject...
Calcutta High Court in Sk. Ekbal vs. The State of West Bengal and Ors. (WPA 23541/2024), disallowing the gratuity claim of the employee for the period he remained as a badli worker observed that the primary burden rests upon the workman to demonstrate that he has completed 240 days in a calendar...
Supreme Court in The VVF Ltd. Employees Union vs. M/S. VVF India Limited &Anr. CA No. 2754/2023, determined that when revising wages and other benefits, the standard practice followed by industrial adjudicators is to employ the industry-cum-region test. This approach essentially entails...
Kerala High Court in Cherplassery Co-Operative Hospital Ltd. vs. State of Kerala WP(C) No. 32291/2014, highlighted a crucial aspect regarding the employment conditions within cooperative societies. While acknowledging the Kerala Co-operative Societies Act, 1969 (“Societies Act“) as...
Supreme Court in Sandeep Kumar vs. Gb Pant Institute of Engineering and Technology Ghurdauri & Ors. SLP(C) 8788/2023, while rejecting the contention of the employer that there was no requirement to hold a regular inquiry before terminating the services of the employee whose appointment on the...
