JUDGMENTS OF NOV 2011

Employers need not pay provident fund higher than prescribed limit.
LLR Supreme Court 1130


A vague charge-sheet will vitiate enquiry. 
LLR Supreme Court 1121


Delinquent should be heard when Disciplinary Authority differs with Enquiry Officer.
LLR Supreme Court 1121


Gross indiscipline will justify termination. 
LLR P&H HC 1164


Gratuity can’t be claimed before the Labour Court. 
LLR AP HC 1170


Compensation, not reinstatement, appropriate when the workman worked for a short period. 
LLR Del. HC 1143


Travelling allowance is excluded from ‘wages’ under ESI Act.
LLR AP HC 1174


Allowances not included while calculating overtime. 
LLR Ker. HC 1168


A charge-sheet for theft should be precise. 
LLR Mad. HC 1149


Charge of theft against workman must be supported with evidence.
LLR Mad. HC 1149


Notification of coverage can be challenged in EPF Tribunal. 
LLR Bom. HC 1148


A settlement with majority union binds all including non-members. 
LLR Del. HC 1133


Settlement for specific duration will remain effective till substituted.
LLR Del. HC 1133


An Award, based on bad reference, will be illegal. 
LLR Del. HC 1133


Removal justified when the employee neither complies transfer nor appears before medical board. 
LLR Del. HC 1139


Dispensation of enquiry appropriate when not possible. 
LLR Del. HC 1139


Completion of 240 days work will attract section 25F of I.D. Act. 
LLR Del. HC 1143


An Award can’t be set aside after 30 days of its publication. 
LLR Karn. HC 1166


Nature of duties, not designation, is determining factor for 'workman'. Karn. 
LLR HC 1166


Order of EPF Tribunal, without hearing Appellant, will be set aside. Bom. 
LLR HC 1146


High Court will interfere when the Award is not supported with reasons.
LLR AP HC 1170


Mere submission of application cannot be presumed the grant of leave.
LLR Del. HC 1197


Enquiry will be vitiated when Enquiry Officer appeared as witness.
LLR P&H HC 1188


Bias against Enquiry Officer is untenable without supporting reasons.
LLR P&H HC 1164


Non-supply of list of documents would not vitiate an enquiry
LLR P&H HC 1164


Levy of damages for delayed deposit of contributions, without ascertaining its frequency, not proper. 
LLR Mad. HC 1156


Functional integrality of establishments to justify clubbing for coverage under Provident Funds Act. 
LLR Supreme Court 1124


Termination of dishonest employee will not be interfered. 
LLR Del. HC 1210


Dismissal is proper when the employee lost confidence of employer.
LLR Del. HC 1210


A mistake can always be corrected at any time. 
LLR Ker. HC 1168


Protection from illegal termination only when workman worked for 240 days.
LLR P&H HC 1215


Full back wages proper when employment not established. 
LLR P&H HC 1217


Termination of probationer during probation can’t be illegal. 
LLR Del. HC 1208


Non-compliance of 25 F of ID Act will attract reinstatement with full back wages.
LLR P&H HC 1218


No compensation when the driver was killed by another driver. 
LLR AP HC 1221


Non-compliance of transfer order establishes serious misconducts. 
LLR Del. HC 1197


Dismissal justified when employee fails to comply transfer order.
LLR Del. HC 1197


Unless some prejudice is shown, the Principal can be the Presenting Officer in the enquiry. 
LLR Del. HC 1201


Courts will not interfere with enquiry when the delinquent failed to participate. 
LLR Del. HC 1201


Pre-deposit for maintainability of appeal before EPF Appellate Tribunal against escaped amount is not necessary. 
LLR Bom. HC 1193


An Award of Labour Court is not justified if it has failed to appreciate the recorded evidence. 
LLR Del. HC 1191


Termination is untenable when enquiry is vitiated. 
LLR P&H HC 1188