Industrial Disputes Act

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The Allahabad High Court...

The Allahabad High Court...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday, decided on a four-decade-old dispute related to the regularization of part-time workers in the Life Insurance Corporation(LIC).

Delhi High Court division bench while dismissing the instant public interest litigation filed by a Covid-19 frontline health professional and a WhistleBlower refused to entertain a plea seeking implementation of the Whistle Blowers Protection Act, 2014

The Supreme Court has agreed to examine if workers of app services such as Zomato, Swiggy, Uber, Ola cabs and other aggregators should be registered as workmen under Indian law and be provided social security.

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought response from the Ministries of Defence and Labour & Employment, besides the Ordnance Factory Board, on a fresh plea challenging the vires of the Essential Defence Services Act, which came into effect in June this year, stating that it takes away the right of personnel engaged in essential defence services to enter into a legal strike.

The Supreme Court found that there was non-compliance of Section 25F of the Industrial Disputes Act and the Labour Court had awarded reinstatement of the appellant with 25 per cent back wages. As already noted, it is this award, which was set aside by the High Court, and upheld in the Apex Court.

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