employer-employee relationship Archives

‘Filthy language’ examined in isolation without any context indicating intention to insult modesty, doesn’t fall under S. 506 IPC: SC

“It will be essential for the Court to carefully assess the evidence presented, in order to determine whether there is sufficient material to establish the intention and knowledge to insult the modesty of the complainant or, whether any act was intended to shock the sense of decency of the complainant being a woman”.

Case Briefs High Courts

Retrospective re-fixation of salary and pensionary benefits post-retirement is not in accordance with law: Madras HC

The petitioner was retired from service by superannuation and hence, the employer – employee relationship between the petitioner and the University had come to an end and hence, the University holds no Authority to re-fix the salary and the consequential benefits of the petitioner.

Case Briefs High Courts

Delhi High Court denies regularisation request of a messenger boy of a Bank for not being appointed through a regular process

The Delhi High Court upheld the order of the Labour Court wherein it was held that since the messenger boy of a Bank was unable to establish that he moved an application for absorption in the service in pursuance of the Bipartite Settlement, therefore, he was not entitled to regularisation of service. Further, the Dehi High Court held that regularisation was not a matter of right and therefore, this Court could not direct the respondent Bank to regularize the services of the messenger boy.