Month Short Recital of Case

Jan'19 Supervisors not entitled to overtime for additional work

Mar'19 For filing complaint under Factories Act, period for seeking permission is excluded

Apr'19 Occupier and manager both are to be prosecuted for violation.

Aug'19 A person can be tried for offence under Factories Act and also Indian Penal Code.

Nov'19 Prosecution of employer untenable when the workman met an accident because of his own
negligence
Nov'19 Prosecution for violation of Factories Act without considering a reply to show notice is liable to be
quashed

Nov'19 Regional Sales Office is not to be covered as the ‘factory’

LLR Ref HC/SC Petitioner Respondent
19 Bombay
Jitendra Anant Mahatre and Others Union of India and Others
266 HP M/S. Changer Vidut Kranti Pvt. Ltd. State of Himachal Pradesh and
and Another Others
373 Bombay Rustom G. Joshi State of Maharashtra and Another

848 Chatt (HP) Rajat Rai Labour Inspector, Paonta Sahib,

Sirmaur
1215 Karnataka Sri Aristides Protonotarios (Major) State of Karnataka
and Another
1203 Madras Rajiv Kaul Government of Tamil Nadu Rep. by
Inspector of Factories

1230 Madras R. Seshasayee Dy. Chief Inspector of Factories,

Tiruvallur
Case Reference

WP No. 4900/2007, Dt/–26­9­2018

Cr. M. MO. No. 413/2017, D/–15-11-
2018
Cri W.P. No. 866 with 867/2015, D/–
10-12-2018
Cr. M. MO. No. 352/2017, D/–8-4-
2019
Crl.P. No. 6603/2016, Dt/–22-8-2019

Crl.O.P. Nos.17936 and 17937/2013

and M.P. Nos. 1+1 & 2+2/2013, Dt/–8-
3-2019

W.P. No. 45053/2006 and M.P. No.

1/2006, Dt/–26-6-2019
Month Short Recital of Case
Feb'19 Last drawn wages to a workman during pendency of proceeding payable only when he files an
affidavit about his unemployment
Apr'19 Transfer to subsidiary establishment not valid in the absence of any condition.

May'19 Initial burden is on employer as to whether an employee is a ‘workman’ or not.

May'19 Findings of Labour Court on punishment as shockingly disproportionate not to be interfered by

High Court.
Jun'19 When the claim of overtime is a disputed it falls under section 33-C(2) of the Act.

Jul'19
Striking workers will not prevent ingress and egress of willing workmen and material and to remain
200 meters away from factory.Police has to provide protection to employer to ensure ingress and
regress of man and material by strikers.
Jul'19
Reinstatement not appropriate when employer offered duty to workman in written statement.
Jul'19 Workman to prove to have worked for 240 days in 12 months.

Jul'19 Status of a ‘protected workman’ can be denied when he is facing enquiry or a criminal trial.

Aug'19 Sit-in protests inside the factory premises, beyond working hours, is criminal offence.Forcible entry
by workers inside the premises of a factory is offence of trespass.Police protection can be provided
to employer for free ingress and egress of men and material.Police help is to be provided to
employer if employees fails leave the factory premises.

Aug'19
Hooliganism can’t be allowed to disturb industrial peace in the name of peaceful demonstration.
Right to demonstration by the workers is subject to reasonable restrictions.
Sep'19 Government can’t refuse to refer a dispute saying that complainant is not a ‘workman’.
Sep'19 Auto Industry can’t be declared public utility service under Industrial Disputes Act.
Oct'19 Service of notice incomplete if postal endorsement states ‘no such person’ residing.

Oct'19 Trainee is not a ‘workman’ under the ID Act.

Oct'19
Nature of duties, not designation or salary, is relevant to determine if an employee is a ‘workman’.
Oct'19 Termination violative of section 33(2)(b) of Industrial Disputes Act will be illegal.

Nov'19 Compensation, in lieu of restatement, depends upon the length of service, wages, and age of
workman.
Nov'19 Conciliation Officer under ID Act has limited powers for settlement of a dispute.
Nov'19 Labour Court is no longer functus officio even after publication of award
LLR Ref HC/SC Petitioner
136 Gujarat Automotive Stamping and Assembly Ltd.

379 Madras M/s. Tasty Nut Industries

498 Karnataka Management of M/s TE Connectivity India

Private Ltd.
522 Allahabad M/s. Hindalco Industries Ltd.

621 Madras M.K. Thiyagarajan

716 Madras United Labour Federation

758 Delhi Smt. Gitesh Verma

743 SC The Superintending Engineer TWAD Board &

Another

767 Karnataka Wonderla Karmika Sangha, Bangaluru

869 Madras Hindustan Motor Finance Corportion Ltd.

841 Madras Chennai Yetrumathi Valaga Uzhiyargal Matrum

Podhu Thozhilalar Sangam

964 Patna Rahul Muzaffarpuri

963 Madras Head of AICCTU
1076 Madras General Manager, Tamilnadu State Transport
Corporation
1069 Delhi M/s. Deccan Charters Private Limited

1102 Karnataka Divisional Controller, Raichur

1114 Patna Management of Daya Engineering Works

(Sleeper) Ltd.
1217 Karnataka Karnataka Neeravari Nigam Ltd., Bengaluru &
Ors.
1197 Madras M/s. Larsen and Toubro Ltd.
1219 Allahabad M/s. Birla Corporation Ltd., Satna Cement Works
Respondent
Akhil Gujarat General Mazdoor Sangh
The Labour Court, Tirunelveli and Another
The General Secretary, TE Connectivity Staff
Association (TECSA) And Another
State of U.P. and 3 Others
Managing Director, Tamil Nadu Newsprint and
Papers Limited, Chennai and Another
The Management of SNY Autotech Pvt. Limited
M/s. Dhawan Exports & Ors.
M. Natesan etc
Assistant Labour Commissioner, Bangaluru and
Another
The Superintendent of Police and Others
Commissioner of Labour, Chennai and Others
The Union of India and Others
State Government of Tamil Nadu
Industrial Tribunal, Chennai and Others
Sarita Tiwari
B.S.S. Kumar s/o Babu Rao
The Workers of Daya Engineering Works
(Sleeper) Ltd. and Others
Shivanagouda
Assistant Labour Commissioner
Case Reference
C.A. No. 1/2018, Dt/–25-9-2018
W.A. (MD) No. 62/2019 & CMP (MD)
No.361/2019, Dt/–6-2-2019
W.P. Nos. 40962-40963/2018 (L-RES), Dt/–14-3-
2019
W.C. No. 37298/2018, Dt/–15-3-2019
W.P. (MD) No. 21376/2018, Dt/–12-10-2018
W.A. No. 497/2019 and C.M.P. No. 4341/2019,
Dt/–6-3-2019
W.P.(C) No. 6656/2003, Dt/–1-5-2019
C.A.J.C.A. Nos. 4875-4884/2019 (Arising out of
SLP© Nos. 21962-21971/2018, Dt/–10-5-2019
W.A. No. 3216/2018 (L-RES), Dt/–1-2-2019
W.P. No. 14546) /2019 and WMP No.
14530/2019,
W.A. Nos. 100 & 101/2017, Dt/–19-6-2019
C.W.J.C. No. 4780/2018, Dt/–5-7-2019
W.P. No. 21983/2019 & WMP No. 21224/2018,
W.P. No. 23714/2004 and W.P. M.P. No.
28734/2004,Dt/–28-3-2019
W.P. (C) 3422/2014 & CM No. 7040/2014 and
C.M. No. 30976/2019, Dt/–27-8-2019
W.A. No. 200140/2015 (L-RES), Dt/–3-4-2019
CWJG 5072/2017, Dt/–5-8-2019
Dt/–4-6-2019
W.P. No. 961/2015 and M.P. Nos. 1 & 2/2015,
Dt/–16-9-2019
P.O., Indusrial Tribunal (1) U.P., Allahabad and C.M. W.P. No. 66284/2010 Dt/–15-5-2019
Others
Month Short Recital of Case
Jan'19 A show cause notice can be a substitute for charge sheet

Nov'19 It is for the employer to prove that the workman has abandoned the job.

Nov'19 Disciplinary Authority is not bound by a criminal court judgment. Acquittal in Criminal Court does
not preclude departmental inquiry against delinquent
Nov'19 An employer not to hold an enquiry in misconduct resulting in ‘loss of confidence’.
LLR Ref HC/SC Petitioner
29 Gauhati Management of Hindustan Paper Corporation
Ltd.
1209 P&H Max Flow Pumps India (P) Ltd.

1181 SC Karnataka Power Transmission Corpn. Ltd.

1189 Delhi Delhi State Civil Supply Corporation Ltd.

Respondent Case Reference
Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal and Anr. W.P. (C) Nos. 2150, 2151 and 2152/2006, Dt/–8-
3-2018
Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal-cum- Labour CWP No. 42936/2018, Dt/–17-7-2019
Court-Ill, Gurugram and Anr.
Sri C. Nagaraju & Anr. C.A. No. 7279/2019 (Arising out of SLP (C) No.
25909/2013, Dt/–16-9-2019
Sh. Badan Singh W.P. (C) 1631/2010, Dt/–30-8-2019
Month Short Recital of Case
Jan'19 Identification of beneficiaries is imperative before determination of EPF dues.It is for EPF authority
to identify beneficiaries when the record is submitted.

Jan'19 No recovery of determined amount when EPFA Tribunal is not functional

Feb'19 25 per cent of the total material cost will be treated as labour expenditure for attracting EPF
contributions.
Feb'19 Non-withdrawal of money from EPF for 36 months would justify its transfer to inoperative
account.
Feb'19
No demand for EPF contributions for disputed allowances till final decision of the Supreme Court.
Mar'19 No recovery for EPF contributions tenable in absence of identification of beneficiaries.

Mar'19 Determination of EPF dues without identification of beneficiaries not sustainable.

Mar'19 Belated determination by EPF authority mandates for identification of beneficiaries. Assessment of
EPF dues under section 7-A without identification of beneficiaries is not sustainable.

Apr'19 Identification of beneficiaries is imperative for determination of dues.

May'19
Supreme Court clears the path for pension to rise manifold for employees in all firms.Capping of
salary at Rs.15,000 for quantifying pension is absolutely unrealistic. For quantification of pension
12 months instead of 60 month pay would be relevant.
May'19 There is no limit for upper age for coverage of an employee under the Act.

Jun'19 Condonation beyond prescribed period of limitation can be allowed by the High Court

Jul'19
Employee can avail higher pension even after receiving the EPF on depositing back with interest.
Jul'19
Failure to pay EPF contribution of employees of contractor untenable if such objections not taken
initially by principal employer.Once the principal employer signs the list of employees of
contractors, he cannot say beneficiaries were not identified.
Jul'19 High Court can also waive or reduce the pre-deposit necessary for admission of appeal before
Tribunal
Aug'19 On attaining 58 years after 20 years service, a member is entitled to weightage of two years for
pension. Word ‘month’ is not used in the Employees’ Pension Scheme.

Aug'19
Employees can exercise their option in terms of Proviso to Clause 11(3) of Pension Scheme.
Employees are entitled to enhanced pension of their contributions with reference to actual salary.
Sep'19 Workers stitching garments from home are covered under the EPF Act. Work at home staffs also
get provident fund.

Sep'19 Writ can be admitted when Appellate Tribunal is on leave.

Sep'19 Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995 reflects the formula for calculation of past service. Last service
and past service pensionable are two different terms.
Nov'19 EPF dues of defaulting employer are recoverable from the third party if it holds money of
defaulting employer.
Nov'19 Section 14-B of the Act does not mandate that damages must follow in every default

Nov'19 Cut-off date for higher pension prescribed as 01.12.2004 is invalid. Employees of exempted
establishments are also entitled to the enhanced pension.
Nov'19 Director is not employer/owner within meaning of section 405 of the Penal Code.
LLR Ref HC/SC Petitioner Respondent
81 Bombay Central Board of Trustees, E.P.F. M/s. Shakambari Ginning and
Organisation, New Delhi and Pressing Factory, Akola and Another
Another

108 Kerala The Regional Provident Fund Sree Uthradam Thirunal Hospital &
Commissioner, Thiruvanathapuram Another

218 Kerala Dr. C, Bharath Chandran The Regional Provident Fund

Commissioner
190 Madras M.V. Ramakrishnan The Provident Fund Commissioner

203 Madras Updater Services Pvt. Ltd. Regional Assistant Provident Fund
Commissioner
333 Bombay Kaushik K. Chatterjee Engineers & Assistant Provident Fund
Contractors Commissioner, Nagpur
346 Delhi Central Board of Trustees M/s. Standing Conference of Public
Enterprises (Scope)
337 Madras M/s. Topline Associates The Assistant Provident Fund
Commissioner

461 Madras Krishnan (Died) and Others The Employees Provident Fund
Appellate Tribunal, New Delhi
558 Kerala Sasikumar Union of India and Others

539 SC Modern Transportation Consultation Central Provident Fund

Services Pvt. Ltd. Commissioner, Employees Provident
Fund Organisation & Ors.

651 Bombay M/s. Shetkar Shikshan Prasarak Employees Provident Fund

Mandal Organisation and Ors.
799 Madras Thirupathy V.K. and Others Central Provident Fund
Commissioner and Others
812 Delhi Ansal Housing & Construction Regional Provident Fund
Limited Commissioner–II, Delhi

810 Karnataka M/s. Metcut Toolings (P) Ltd. The Regional Provident Fund
Commissioner-I
931 Bombay Shri Vikram The Commissioner, Employees
Provident Fund Organisation & Anr.

936 Madras R. Baskaran Regional Provident Fund

Commissioner
1019 SC The Office In-charge, Sub Regional M/s. Godavari Garments Limited
Provident Fund Office & Anr.

1040 Madras M/s. Hatsun Agro Product Ltd. Regional PF Commissioner-I,

E.P.F.O., Vellore
1051 Rajastan Agarchand Bhansali The Assistant Provident Fund
Commissioner
1291 Delhi Employees Provident Fund
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Organisation & Anr.
1271 Madras Assistant Provident Fund Presiding Officer, EPF Appellate
Commissioner Tribunal, New Delhi and Others
1267 Madras R. Thyagarajan and Others Central Provident Fund
Commissioner
1249 Calcutta State of West Bengal & Anr.
Malhati Tea & Industries Ltd. & Ors.
Case Reference
W.P. No. 4467/2015, D/–23-8-2018

WA. No. 1747/2018 in W.P.(C) 4358/2018, Dt/–

14-9-2018

W.P. (C) 40667/2018, Dt/–13-12-2018

W.P. No. 29166/2017, Dt/–5-12-2018

W.P. No. 22343/2014 and M.P. No. 1/2014, Dt/–

4-7-2018
W.P. No. 1674/2016, Dt/–16-3-2018

W.P. (C) No. 1663/2017 & CM No. 7447/2017

(for Stay), Dt/–14-2-2019
W.P. No. 3375/2019 & W.M.P. No.
3655/2019,Dt/–5-2-2019

W.P. (MD) No. 13788/2011 and M.P. (MD) No.

1/2011, Dt/–24-1-2019
W.P. (C) No. 13120/2015, Dt/–12-10-2018

C.A. No. 7698/2009, Dt/–26-3-2019

W.P. No. 4181/2019, Dt/–4-4-2019

W.P. No. 13305/2019 and W.M.P. No.

13413/2019, Dt/–29-4-2019
W.P. (C) 6435/2011, Dt/–23-5-2019

W.P. No. 104103/2018 (L-PF), Dt/–6-12-2018

W.P. No. 4245-4256/2018, Dt/–10-6-2019

W.P. No. 16679/2019, Dt/–21-6-2019

C.A.J. C.A. No. 5821/2019 (Arising out of SLP
(Civil) No. 22243/2015, Dt/–24-7-2019

W.P. No. 14046/2019, Dt/–9-5-2018

D.B.S.A. (W) No. 1345 and 1409/2018, Dt/–9-7-

2019
W.P. (C) 6639/2013, Dt/–25-9-2019

W.P. (MD) No.2413/2010 and M.P.(MD) Nos. 2 &

3/2010, Dt/– 12-2-2019
W.P. No. 24678/2005 and 26062/2019, Dt/–30-
8-2019
CRR755/2014, Dt/–3-9-2019
Month Short Recital of Case
Apr'19 Conveyance allowance is not ‘wages’ for ESI contribution.
LLR Ref HC/SC Petitioner Respondent
381 Madras Deputy Regional Director, Management of The Lakshmi Mills
Employees’State Insurance Company Ltd.
Corporation
Case Reference
C.M.A. No. 2289/2013, Dt/–29-11-
2018
Month Short Recital of Case
Feb'19 Circumstantial evidence not to be discarded when no eye-witness is available.

Jul'19 Compensation not payable when accident took place outside factory during lunch hours.
Nov'19 Death due to stress and strain of work will be treated as an ‘accident’ for compensation
LLR Ref HC/SC Petitioner
122 SC Tebha Bai (Smt.) & Ors.

724 Madras
1232 Madras Kannammal and Others
Respondent Case Reference
Raj Kumar Keshwani & Ors. CAJCA No. 6214/2018 (Arising out of
SLP(C) No.23559/2017, Dt/–9-7-2018

N. Balasubramanian and Others C.M.A. No. 1967/2017, Dt/–14-3-2019

Month Short Recital of Case
LLR Ref HC/SC Petitioner Respondent
Case Reference
Month Short Recital of Case
Jan'19 House building loan cannot be recovered from gratuity despite an undertaking.

Feb'19 Gratuity of an employee can be forfeited only when his service is terminated for prescribed
misconduct.
Nov'19 Termination of service of a workman would be illegal if based on a criminal case. (Continous
Service - Based on Sec 25B of ID Act)
LLR Ref HC/SC Petitioner
65 Chatt Steel Authority of India Ltd., Bhilai Steel Plant,
Bhilai through the Managing Director

124 Delhi Rajiv Saxena

1213 MP M.P. Housing and Infrastructure Development

Board, Bhopal
Respondent Case Reference
W.P. (L) No. 4029/2008, D/–18-7-
2018
Appellate Authority under Payment of Gratuity
Act/Dy. Labour Commissioner, Raipur and Others
Chief General Manager & Others LPA No. 291/2018, Dt/–14-11-2018

Controlling Authority-Cum-Assistant Labour W.P. No. 23465/2018, D/–18-6-2019

Commissioner, Bhopal and others
Month Short Recital of Case
LLR Ref HC/SC Petitioner Respondent
Case Reference
Month Short Recital of Case
May'19 Claim for minimum wages tenable by authority under the Act and not High Court.

Jun'19 Minimum wages can be segregated in allowances.

LLR Ref HC/SC Petitioner
496 HP
The Pragati Engineers Workers Association
591 SC Hindustan Sanitaryware and Industries Ltd.
& Ors
Respondent Case Reference
National Highway Authority of India & CWP No. 434/2019, Dt/–7-3-2019
Others
The State of Haryana C.A. No. 2539/2010 and 4454/2019 arising
out of SLP©No. 5832/2018, Dt/–29-4-2019
Month Short Recital of Case
LLR Ref HC/SC Petitioner Respondent
Case Reference
Month Short Recital of Case
Feb'19 Industrial Tribunal not High Court to decide whether the work is of perennial nature performed by
workers of a contractor
Mar'19 Workers of contractor are to be not employees of principal employer in the absence of
supervision.
Aug'19 No automatic absorption of contractor labour on prohibition contract labour system. Engaging
contract labour despite prohibition will amount to criminal offence. Absorption of contract labour
only when the system is held to be sham or camouflage.
LLR Ref HC/SC Petitioner
142 Patna Pragatisheel Vidyut Karmi Sanyukta Sangharsh
Morcha, Bihar
250 Bombay The Maharashtra General Kamgar Mahasangh,
Mumbai
892 SC The Director, Steel Authority of India Ltd.
Respondent Case Reference
The State of Bihar and Others CWJC No. 6146/2017, Dt/–6-12-2018

M/s. Taj Sats Air Caterers Ltd. & W.P. No. 1967/2015, Dt/–15-1-2019
Anr.
Ispat Khadan Janta Mazdoor Union C.A. Nos. 8081-8-82/2011, Dt/–5-7-2019
Month Short Recital of Case
Jan'19 Maternity benefit can’t be denied on third delivery.
Mar'19 Maternity benefit also available to a female employee engaged through contractor.
Sep'19 Maternity Benefit Act applies to contractual employees also.
LLR Ref HC/SC Petitioner
57 Uttr Smt. Urmila Masih
262 Kerala Jeslin Jose
1003 Bombay Archana
Respondent Case Reference
State of Uttarakhand and Another W.P. (C) No. 1778/2015, Dt/–30-7-2018
Cochin Port Trust W.P. (C) No. 31817/2018, Dt/–3-10-2018
State of Maharashtra and Another W.P. No. 3491/2018, Dt/–19-10-2018
Month Short Recital of Case
Feb'19 Bonus can’t be claimed in writ petition in view of prescribed forum under the Bonus Act.
LLR Ref HC/SC Petitioner
161 HP Mohan Lal
Respondent Case Reference
Union of India and Others CWP No. 97/2019, Dt/–9-1-2019
Month Short Recital of Case
LLR Ref HC/SC Petitioner Respondent
Case Reference
Month Short Recital of Case
LLR Ref HC/SC Petitioner
Respondent Case Reference