Accident Compensation | No Presumption On Govt Doctor's Having Private Practice; Burden On Claimant To Show Earnings: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that there is no presumption that a Government doctor has a private medical practice or earns additional income therefrom. The Court observed that the burden lies upon the claimant to establish, by cogent evidence, that he was actually engaged in private practice and earning income from it before claiming compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act on...

Experience In Govt Hospitals Can't Be Ignored Merely Because Salary Was Paid By NGO Under PPP Model: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that experience gained by rendering medical services in Government Health institutions, and corresponding benefits, could not be denied to the concerned persons merely because their salary was routed through a charitable trust under an administrative arrangement approved by the State Government. The bench of Justice Nupur Bhati observed that the mode of...

Technical Shortfall In One Month's Wages Under S.33(2)(b) ID Act Can't Shield Employee Guilty Of Corruption, Forgery: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has held that a technical shortfall in payment of one month's wages under the proviso to Section 33(2)(b) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, cannot be used as a shield by an employee found guilty of grave misconduct such as corruption and forgery. The Court observed that the protection under Section 33(2)(b) is intended to soften the rigours of dismissal and not to...

'Highly Contemptuous': Jharkhand High Court Slams Officer For Terming Benefits Given Under Court Order As 'Wrongly Granted'

The Jharkhand High Court has held that it was “highly contemptuous” for a Regional Deputy Director of Education to state in a counter affidavit that certain ACP benefits had been “wrongly granted” to an employee despite those very benefits having been directed by a coordinate Bench of the High Court and subsequently implemented by the department. The Court also held that denying...

Primary Stakeholders, Functionaries Are Women: Telangana High Court Upholds Female Reservation For Anganwadi Supervisor Post

The Telangana High Court has upheld the State Government's order reserving posts of Extension Officers Grade-I and Grade-II (Anganwadi Supervisors) exclusively for women, holding that the policy is a valid exercise of the State's power under Article 15(3) of the Constitution. [2026 LiveLaw (Tel) 101]The Court observed that the beneficiaries of the Integrated Child Development Services...

Compulsory Retirement For 22-Day Unauthorised Absence Disproportionate: Orissa High Court Grants Relief To Disabled Railway Employee

The Orissa High Court has ordered 50% back wages along with retiral benefits to a disabled former railway employee who was compulsorily retired from service in 2012 for proceeding on an unsanctioned leave of “twenty-two and half days” to attend her ailing mother. [2026 LiveLaw (Ori) 74]Finding the punishment to be severely disproportionate to the alleged indiscipline, the Division Bench...

Master's Degree In Allied Subject Valid For Assistant Professor Appointment Under UGC Regulations: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that under the UGC Regulations governing appointment to the post of Assistant Professor, a candidate possessing a Master's Degree in the concerned, relevant or allied subject from an Indian University with 55% marks is eligible for appointment.The Court observed that the UGC Regulations treat degrees in “concerned”, “relevant” and “allied”...

'Dismissal Shockingly Disproportionate For 240 Day-Absence': Bombay High Court Awards ₹15 Lakhs Compensation

The Bombay High Court has held that dismissal from service is a shockingly disproportionate punishment for the misconduct of unauthorized absence for 240 days, particularly where the employee had rendered long years of service, and no other serious charges ultimately survived. The Court substituted the punishment of dismissal with a lump sum compensation of Rs.15 lakhs in lieu of...

Pay Protection Based On Previous Service Does Not Grant Vested Right To Count Such Service For Career Progression Benefits: Uttarakhand High Court

The Uttarakhand High Court has held that the grant of pay protection on the basis of previous service does not confer a vested right to have such service counted for the purpose of Assured Career Progression (ACP) benefits. The Court observed that pay protection and financial upgradation under the ACP Scheme operate in distinct fields and are governed by different executive...

Control Test Not Sole Determinant Of Employer-Employee Relationship Under Employees' Compensation Act: Jharkhand High Court

The Jharkhand High Court has held that the “control test” is only one of the factors for determining the existence of an employer-employee relationship under the Employees' Compensation Act, and cannot be treated as the sole determinant.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi was deciding connected appeals arising out of compensation claims filed by the families of...

“Insensitive”: Allahabad High Court Summons Power Corporation MD Over Denial Of Electrocution Compensation To Deceased Worker's Family

The Allahabad High Court has summoned the Managing Director, Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited over denial of compensation to the family of a deceased worker who was electrocuted while rectifying the fault on an electric pole.Noting the callous manner in which the compensation claim was denied, the bench of Justice Saral Srivastava and Justice Sudhanshu Chauhan observed,“Once an officer...

CorroHealth Mass Lay Off: Kerala High Court Directs Parties To Attempt Conciliation As Per Industrial Relations Code

The Kerala High Court on Wednesday (July 8) directed CorroHealth Infotech Pvt. Ltd., employees and the State to attempt to resolve disputes in the wake of large-scale lay off in the company by resorting to conciliation as contemplated under the Industrial Relations Code, 2020. [2026 LiveLaw (Ker) 368]Last week, the US-based healthcare company suddenly decided to shut down its operations in...