Delhi High Court
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Employment and Labour Law
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30 ARTICLES
Delhi High Court
Provisional appointment cannot be cancelled on mere doubt; a positive finding of misconduct is required.
The respondents participated in the Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination, 2020 for appointment as Junior Secretariat Assistants.3 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Provisional appointment cannot be cancelled on mere doubt; a positive finding of misconduct is required.
The respondents participated in the Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination, 2020 for appointment as Junior Secretariat Assistants.3 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Provisional appointment cannot be cancelled on mere doubt; a positive finding of misconduct is required.
The respondents participated in the Combined Higher Secondary Level Examination, 2020 for appointment as Junior Secretariat Assistants.3 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Labour Courts cannot reduce removal for habitual unauthorised absence absent gross disproportionality or mitigating circumstances.
Ishwar Singh joined the Delhi Transport Corporation as a driver in March 1984 and was posted at Yamuna Vihar Depot. The Corporation issued him a charge-sheet alleging unauthorised absence for 266 days during 1 January...3 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Employer-employee disputes fall outside the Commercial Courts Act; plaints must be returned, not dismissed.
The Appellant was appointed as Senior Manager/General Manager of Hintek Electronics Pvt. Ltd. on 1 August 2016.3 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
A charge-sheet reply’s admission remains admissible despite the domestic enquiry being vitiated.
The Appellant was appointed as a Sales Clerk with the Delhi State Co-operative Union Ltd. in 1971.4 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Premature retirement after prior retention requires genuine changed circumstances; stale adverse material cannot justify a second review.
The Respondent was selected in 1998 for appointment as Assistant General Manager (Technical) with the Food Corporation of India (“FCI”). Although candidates junior to him were appointed earlier, he joined service on 2...4 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Quashing disciplinary punishment with all consequential benefits includes retrospective promotion consideration.
The petitioner was appointed as a Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) in 1990 and was put off duty on 17 February 1994. A charge-sheet was issued approximately nine years later, on 30 July 2003, culminating in his removal from ser...4 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Tribunal orders granting relief beyond pleaded claims without examining pleadings are liable to be set aside.
The petitioner, New Delhi Municipal Council, challenged the Central Administrative Tribunal’s order dated 28 November 2025, by which the respondents’ Original Application was disposed of in terms of paragraphs 20–22 o...3 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Long-serving contractual compassionate appointees must continue until regular vacancies permit their regularization.
The five respondents were legal heirs of former Sports Authority of India (“SAI”) employees who had died in harness.3 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
A resignation is valid only when supported by clear, conscious and voluntary intent to sever employment.
Mohd. Rafiq was appointed as a Nursing Orderly by AIIMS on 18.08.1964 and confirmed with effect from 01.02.1965.4 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
After 39-year delay in implementing reinstatement award, Delhi HC grants ₹6 lakh compensation and ₹1 lakh costs to retired worker
Bhushan Lal was appointed as a Carpenter with All India Radio on 6 May 1982 and had been working since December 1981. His services were terminated with effect from 30 July 1983 without compliance with Section 25F of t...4 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Employees whose void appointments are annulled cannot claim arrears of salary under Section 33C(2).
The petitioner was appointed as a library attendant by the respondent on 20 January 2007 and regularised on 29 March 2007.3 MIN READ↗
Supreme Court
For compulsory retirement, the entire service record remains relevant; recent performance receives greater weight.
The appellant joined the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) as an Assistant Sub-Inspector on 28 June 1982 and was promoted to Sub-Inspector in 1990 and Inspector in 2003.3 MIN READ↗
Bombay High Court
Managerial status under Section 2(s) does not require power to sanction leave or dismiss employees.
The Petitioner joined the Respondent as a Secretarial Assistant on 1 July 1997 and was subsequently promoted as IT Support Analyst and IT Delivery Analyst. His role involved providing second-line desktop support, advi...4 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
After 39-year delay in implementing reinstatement award, Delhi HC grants ₹6 lakh compensation and ₹1 lakh costs to retired worker
Bhushan Lal was appointed as a Carpenter with All India Radio on 6 May 1982 and had been working since December 1981. His services were terminated with effect from 30 July 1983 without compliance with Section 25F of t...4 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Writ jurisdiction cannot reappreciate evidence supporting findings that an employee was not a workman and voluntarily resigned.
The petitioner was appointed as an Operation Executive by the respondent on 24 December 1991 and promoted as Assistant Manager (Operations) from 1 January 1994.3 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Criminal acquittal on benefit of doubt is not acquittal on technical grounds under Rule 12.
The respondent, a Delhi Police officer, faced criminal proceedings arising from FIR No. 435/2008, registered under Sections 420, 468, 471 and 466 of the erstwhile IPC, concerning allegations that he had submitted fals...3 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
Constructive res judicata does not bar promotion claims contingent on success in earlier promotion proceedings.
The petitioner, promoted as Chief Engineer in the Central Water Commission (“CWC”) on 6 February 1998, was considered by Departmental Promotion Committees in 2007 and 2008 for promotion to Member/HAG but was found unfit4 MIN READ↗
Delhi High Court
A mere police complaint does not constitute taking steps to prosecute under the Bipartite Settlement.
The respondent, a clerk of Syndicate Bank who was occasionally entrusted with cashier duties, received a cheque for ₹25,000 on 11 December 1989. He was required to adjust ₹5,000 towards an account and disburse the rem...4 MIN READ↗
Bombay High Court
Suspension cannot continue beyond three months unless the charge-sheet is issued and served within that period.
The Petitioners were faculty members of the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics. Dr. Dilip Kajale had been appointed as Assistant Professor in 2014, regularised in 2024, and appointed Associate Dean in June 20...3 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Retired employees claiming delayed pay-scale parity are limited to notional fixation for pensionary benefits.
The petitioners, retired employees, filed a petition under Article 226 seeking arrears, consequential benefits, and directions to the respondents to decide their representations for parity with similarly situated empl...3 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Criminal acquittal on benefit of doubt does not invalidate concluded departmental proceedings.
The petitioner, a Constable (Driver) appointed in 2015, faced departmental proceedings arising primarily from allegations that he and others assaulted and abducted Surendra Singh, corresponding to Crime No. 200/2015 u...4 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Disciplinary appellate authorities must pass reasoned, speaking orders addressing every ground raised in appeal.
The petitioner, Inspector Rakesh Sharma, was subjected to departmental proceedings and, by order dated 23.04.2025, was punished with withholding of one annual increment with cumulative effect.3 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Compassionate appointment is unavailable where the employee’s natural death falls outside specified policy contingencies.
The petitioner’s father died while in service of the respondent electricity company.2 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Section 25F violation may warrant enhanced compensation instead of reinstatement for long-serving part-time workers.
The petitioner had been employed by the respondent organisation as a part-time sweeper since 1987.3 MIN READ↗
Gujarat High Court
Compassionate appointees selected by DoT before BSNL’s formation are entitled to GPF benefits.
The petitioner’s father, an employee of the Department of Telecommunications (“DoT”), died on 3 September 1995.3 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
High Courts cannot reappreciate evidence in departmental inquiries where findings rest on some evidence.
The petitioner, a Sub-Inspector posted at Police Station Hazira, was alleged to have apprehended three persons gambling near Resham Mill/Almari Karkhana on 21 October 2017, brought them to the police station, and rele...3 MIN READ↗
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Non-appointment of a Presenting Officer does not vitiate departmental inquiry absent demonstrated prejudice.
The petitioner, a police constable posted in District Guna, was allegedly depicted in a newspaper photograph receiving an article or money from a person seated in an overloaded truck and permitting the truck to enter...3 MIN READ↗No articles match these filters.