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In this case, an individual namely, Tarun Tyagi filed the present petition for quashing an order passed by the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate on November 6, 2013 in the matter.

The Madras High Court has restrained India’s leading information technology ("IT") company from terminating the employment of a software analyst.

The presumption by the employer that the employee is not interested in the job when he/she is absent from work for a long duration without the authorization of the employer, has been considered as reasonable.

In a significant pronouncement that bridges the gap between rigid administrative procedures and constitutional compassion, the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, has set aside the dismissal of a pregnant woman candidate's petition and directed the Uttar Pradesh authorities to permit her to undergo the Physical Efficiency Test for the posts of Forest Guard and Wildlife Guard.

In the case, vide judgment dated October 18, 2023, the High Court of Jharkhand ("JHC") specified that merely because medical services are provided to the employees, this does not exempt them from the purview.

The Central Government amalgamated the existing labour laws, namely, the Trade Unions Act, 1926, the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 ("SO Act"), and the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.

Non-compete clauses are commonly included in employment contracts around the world. Such clauses are meant to prevent employees from jumping ship to a rival company...

A Bench of Hon'ble Justices Arun Mishra and Navin Sinha of the Hon'ble Supreme Court vide judgement dated 28 February 2019 in the case of The Regional Provident Fund Commissioner (II) West Bengal Vs Vivekananda Vidyamandir & Ors. ...

In a case involving trade secrets, the Delhi High Court came to the aid of a litigant, HT Process Controls Private Limited, to restrain an ex-employee from misusing confidential information acquired during the course of employment.

In a recent judgment, the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur has ruled in favour of Lata Goyal, an Assistant Administrative Officer at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur...

On November 21, 2025, India implemented a historic reform of its labor law architecture. Two significant labor codes – Industrial Relations Code (2020) and Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSHWC) Code (2020) –

In the recent case of Vineeth V.V. v. Kerala State Electricity Board and Ors.,[1] a single judge bench of the Hon'ble High Court of Kerala ("Kerala HC") quashed the inquiry...

The Madras HC relied on a clarificatory notification issued by the Labour Ministry on December 8, 2025 ("Clarificatory Notification"). The Clarificatory Notification confirmed that the existing Labour Courts, Industrial Tribunals and National Industrial Tribunals constituted under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 ("ID Act") will continue to adjudicate, both existing and new cases until the constitution of tribunals under the IR Code.

It is common for corporates to carry out termination of employees who do not meet their performance requirements, or are found wanting in their conduct or are incapable of working in teams.

The Supreme Court further stated that the provision for CCL is a constitutionally mandated right for women employees under Article 15 of the Constitution of India.

The Supreme Court of India has delivered a landmark judgment that restores uniformity and certainty to motor accident compensation calculations, decisively rejecting the controversial...

Many IT professionals in India seem to be facing a tough time on account of tightening of the visa regime in the United States of America.