Supreme Court This Week: Key rulings on dowry cases, bail, maintenance, reservation, insurance fraud and industrial disputes.
Read Full ArticleSupreme Court's Nine-Judge Bench retains the Bangalore Water Supply Triple Test for pending Industrial Disputes Act cases, while the new IR Code must be interpreted independently.
Supreme Court reserves judgment on reference challenging the 1978 BWSSB ruling on the definition of ‘industry’ under the Industrial Disputes Act.
Supreme Court rules temple trust is not an industry under the Industrial Disputes Act, but directs payment of ₹12 lakh compensation to terminated accountant.
Kerala High Court rules Labour Court cannot examine legality or bona fides of closure when government reference is limited to retrenchment justification.
India’s gig economy faces legal churn as 10-minute delivery rolls back. Examining Social Security Code, algorithmic control, and worker rights.
Supreme Court rules that a trade union need not serve a formal charter of demands before approaching the Conciliation Officer under the Industrial Disputes Act.
Government cannot suo motu expand labour dispute scope without workers’ demand, rules Himachal Pradesh High Court, holding termination issues need separate notice.
Rajasthan High Court directs workman to plant 21 trees as a condition to adduce new evidence in a labour dispute, blending justice with ecology.
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