Need For Thermal And Ergonomic Mandates In India's New Labour Codes

Noida witnessed over 40,000 garment workers' protest in April, 2026. This was not just attributed to wages, but also over the physical impossibility to survive a 12-hour work shift in temperatures reaching 42 degrees celsius. India has now operationalised its four new labour codes, consolidating 29 statutes. At the centre of this transition is the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions, Code, 2020, ('OSHWC Code') which remains vague on safeguards for workers working in thermal stress...

'No Mala Fides Shown In Order': Rajasthan High Court Refuses To Quash Clerk's Transfer From Defence Canteen Stores Dept To Head Office

While rejecting petition challenging the transfer, Rajasthan High Court held that any Lower Division Clerk (LDC) posted in the Canteen Stores Department (CSD), Ministry of Defence, (stores) did not mean that such person had any right to not be considered for posting at the back-end office or the administrative wing of the said store. The division bench of Justice Uma Shanker Vyas and...

Dismissal Is Severest Punishment; Must Be Imposed Only For Grave Misconduct : Supreme Court

The Supreme Court recently observed that dismissal from service is one of the harshest forms of punishment; therefore, it must only be imposed by the disciplinary authority after duly considering relevant factors such as the nature and gravity of the misconduct, long service rendered, record, age, absence of financial loss to the company, etc. It also said that the period of suspension...

Workman With 240 Days Of Continuous Service, Termination Without Notice Is Illegal : HP HC

A Division Bench of the Himachal Pradesh High Court comprising Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Bipin Chander Negi held that termination of a workman who has completed 240 days of continuous service without complying with disciplinary proceedings or notice is illegal, and abandonment of service cannot be presumed in such case. Background Facts The respondent was engaged as...

'Premature': Rajasthan High Court Rejects Estranged Wife's Plea For Inclusion As Nominee In Family Pension During Lifetime Of Husband

Rajasthan High Court dismissed the petition filed by an estranged wife seeking inclusion of her name as a nominee in the pension payment order (PPO) of her husband, after noting that since the husband was still alive and thus her petition was premature.The bench of Justice Ashok Kumar Jain observed that the petitioner had no right to claim inclusion of her name in the PPO as nominee to...

HP High Court Affirms 2-Year Service Extension For Indira Gandhi NSS National Awardee Teachers In Himachal Pradesh

A Division Bench of the Himachal Pradesh High Court comprising Chief Justice G.S. Sandhawalia and Justice Bipin Chander Negi held that a teacher who received a national award (Indira Gandhi NSS Award) from the President of India is entitled to the benefit of two years' extended service/salary increment, and the State cannot deny it based on the award being under a...

Telangana High Court Directs SBI To Grant VRS Benefits To Legal Heirs Of Employee Who Died After VRS Application Was Accepted

The Telangana High Court has directed the State Bank of India to extend Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) benefits to the legal heirs of a deceased employee, observing that the employee's application had already been scrutinised and accepted before his death, and denial of benefits in such circumstances could not be justified.A Single Judge Bench of Justice Namavarapu Rajeshwar...

Public Servant's Financial Affairs Exempted From Disclosure Under RTI, Unless Justified By Overriding Public Interest: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court dismissed an RTI applicant's plea seeking disclosure of assets and liability statement of a public servant, former Deputy Controller of State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), observing that the information sought was personal unconnected to any public interest hence protected under Section 8(1) (j) RTI Act. It observed that official acts, decisions, utilization...

Date Of Birth Recorded In Service Book Is Final If Employee Had Not Passed High School At Time Of Appointment: Allahabad High Court

The Allahabad High Court has held that date of birth recorded in the service records shall deemed to be correct if the employee has not passed High School or equivalent exams.Referring to Rule 2 of U.P. Recruitment to Services (Determination of Date of Birth) Rules, 1974, Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery held “Law in regard to determination of correct date of birth or age is well settled...

Contractual Employees Can't Be Replaced By Another Set Of Contractual Employees: Rajasthan High Court Grants Relief To Vocational Trainers

Rajasthan High Court granted relief to the petitioners who were serving as vocational trainers for several years, and were deployed through third party agencies i.e. vocational training providers (VTPs). The services of the petitioners were terminated after the State terminated the contract with the VTPs. The bench of Justice Ashok Kumar Jain directed the State to engage the petitioners...

Terms In Past Advertisement Does Not Create Vested Right For Candidates To Insist On Same In Future Public Recruitment: Rajasthan High Court

Rajasthan High Court held that inclusion of a particular condition in past year's advertisement for public recruitment did not create any vested right in favour of candidate to insist upon identical conditions in the future recruitments too. The bench of Justice Anand Sharma observed that every recruitment process was an independent exercise and the employer was competent to modify or...

Karnataka High Court Upholds ₹10 Lakh Compensation To Teacher Who Became Disabled While Saving Student From Jumping Off School Building

The Karnataka High Court dismissed private school's plea challenging an order of State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities directing the school to grant a teacher Rs. 10 Lakh compensation for acquiring a disability arising out of the rescue of a student.The court issued a comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for universal accessibility across all public buildings,...