India - National Company Law Tribunal

NCLT Kochi Rules Against Unauthorised Multi-Applicant Labor Filing in Vysali Pharmaceuticals Liquidation Proceedings Case

NCLT Kochi Rules Against Unauthorised Multi-Applicant Labor Filing in Vysali Pharmaceuticals Liquidation Proceedings CaseTheNational Company Law Tribunal (NCLT), Kochi Bench, recently issued a significant order regarding the procedural requirements ofinsolvency applications. In the matter ofM...

30 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Madras

Borrower of Vehicle Cannot Claim Compensation Under Section 163-A for Own Negligence: Madras High Court

Borrower Cannot Claim Compensation Under Section 163 -A for Own Negligence: Madras High Court In a significant ruling addressing the scope of liability under the Motor Vehicles Act, theMadras High Court,Madurai Bench, has clarified that a person who borrows a vehicle and subsequently causes a...

24 Sep 2025

India - High Court of Bombay

Dissolution of Partnership Firm Triggers Business Closure, Negating Section 25-O Approval Need: Bombay High Court

More Than Just a Firm’s End: Bombay HC Clarifies Labour Rights in Partnership Dissolutions In a significant ruling concerning the closure of industrial establishments, the High Court of Bombay has addressed the complex intersection between the dissolution of a partnership firm and the mandato...

30 Sep 2025

India - High Court of Rajasthan

Denial of Legal Representation in Industrial Disputes Violates Principle of Parity: Rajasthan High Court

Closing the Fairness Gap: Rajasthan High Court Rules on Legal Representation in Labour TribunalsIn a significant ruling that strikes a blow for procedural fairness in industrial adjudication, the Rajasthan High Court has clarified the scope of legal representation underSection 36of theIndustr...

07 Apr 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Territorial Jurisdiction Under Industrial Disputes Act Depends on Situs of Employment, Not Corporate Office: Delhi High Court

Geographic Limits: When Your Head Office Doesn't Define Your Legal BattlefieldIn a significant ruling regarding the territorial limits of labor adjudication, the Delhi High Court has reaffirmed that the "situs of employment"—the specific location where a workman performs his or her duties—ser...

11 May 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Violation of Industrial Disputes Act Does Not Grant Automatic Right to Regularisation in Public Employment: Delhi High Court

Violation of Industrial Disputes Act Does Not Grant Automatic Right to Regularisation in Public Employment: Delhi High CourtThe Delhi High Court has handed down a significant verdict ...

10 Jul 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Medical Representatives Are Not Workman: Delhi High Court Rules

Medical Representatives Are Not Workman: Delhi High Court Rules In a recent decision that settles the long-standing question regarding the employment status of sales professionals in the pharmaceutical sector, the Delhi High Court has affirmed that medical repres...

06 Oct 2025

India - High Court of Delhi

High Court Rules Section 17-B Wages Must Reflect Periodic Minimum Wage Revisions: Moolchand Hospital vs. Vijender Singh

More Than Just a Number: High Court Mandates Dynamic Wage Calculations Under Section 17-B The Delhi High Court has delivered a significant ruling reinforcing the protective nature of labour welfare legislation. In a dispute involving Moolchand Khairati Ram Hospital, the Court clarified that w...

18 May 2026

India - High Court of Delhi

Workman Bears Burden to Prove Employment: Delhi High Court

Workman Bears Burden to Prove Employment: Delhi High Court The High Court of Delhi has delivered a significant ruling concerning the evidentiary requirements in labour disputes, setting aside an award that had ordered the reinstatement of a workman. Presided over by Justice Ren...

05 Dec 2025

India - High Court of Delhi

Delhi High Court: 'Dismissal Simpliciter' Under Section 6(2) of Civil Defence Act Cannot Mask Stigmatic Punitive Action

Beyond the Label: Delhi HC Affirms Judicial Review in Civil Defence DismissalsIn a significant judgment delivered by a Division Bench comprising Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice Om Prakash Shukla, the Delhi High Court has clarified the boundaries of executive discretion under theCivil Defe...

09 Dec 2025