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Our newsletter, Counselence Connect, released every week, gives a crisp, succinct update on changes in laws brought about by actions of legislature, government, and courts. Each Connect will be relevant for corporates and would not take more than 5 minutes to read.

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Supreme Court on Constitutional Validity of Pension Amendment

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Supreme Court (“SC”) in The Employees Provident Fund Organisation and Others V. Sunil Kumar B., on 4th November 2022 upheld the constitutional validity of the 2014 amendment to the Employee Pension Scheme capping the maximum pensionable salary at Rs. 15,000 a month.

Dec 5, 2022

Tripura High Court on Denial of Hearing by POSH Committee

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Tripura High Court, in the case of Shila Debnath vs. National Institute of Technology, while ordering from fresh inquiry of a POSH complaint, held that deviation from laid-down procedure including giving the aggrieved woman an opportunity of being heard is a ground to render the IC proceedings invalid. This Connect highlights the reasoning and judgement passed by the court.

Nov 28, 2022

Delhi High Court on Change in Service Conditions.

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The Delhi High Court, in the Food Corporation of India case, while allowing employee unions to raise industrial dispute, observed that an employer notifying change in service conditions is mandatory under the Industrial Disputes Act and the format of notice must be as prescribed. This Connect highlights the reasoning and judgement passed by the court.

Nov 21, 2022

Kerala HC on HRA Exclusion from EPF Contribution

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The Kerala High Court, in Trayi v. Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner, held that House Rent Allowance must be excluded from basic wages when determining employers' Provident Fund contributions.

Nov 16, 2022

Allahabad HC on Determination of ‘Workman’

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Allahabad High Court, in the Leayan Global Private Limited v. Presiding Officer and Ors. case, where a workman was terminated on the grounds of his work being supervisory or managerial in nature, held that the nature of work of a person is determined based on the principal duties and not on ancillary tasks such as allocation of work to other employees or approving leave permissions.

Nov 7, 2022

Kerala HC on Termination of Contractual Employee

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The Kerala High Court in the Kerala Medical Services Corporation case held that termination of an employee for non-performance in the absence of an employment contract will constitute as retrenchment. This Connect highlights the facts, order, and reasoning of the High Court.

Oct 31, 2022

Madras HC on Renomination under Employees’ Pension Scheme

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Madras High Court in R. Ramalingam case allowed the employee to nominate one of his family members subsequent to death of his wife (nominee) to receive the benefit of 10% return of the capital on his death.

Oct 24, 2022

Delhi High Court on Denial of Maternity Benefit

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The Delhi High Court, in the Asia-Pacific Institute of Management case, held that maternity benefit can only be denied to an employee if her dismissal was on account of serious misconduct. The court also held that any contract of service between an employer and employee which contracts out of the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, is contrary to law.

Oct 17, 2022

SC on Employment Termination for Suppression of Facts

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The Supreme Court, in the Satish Chandra Yadav v. Union of India case, where a police was terminated from services on the ground of suppression of facts or providing of false information at the time of recruitment, held that the decision to terminate him is at the discretion of the employer and is a valid ground for termination.

Oct 10, 2022

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