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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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Karnataka High Court on Payment of Gratuity

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This Connect provides a quick summary of the order of the Karnataka High Court in the case of Varma Industrial where it ordered that gratuity of retiring employee is payable by the employer even without the employee applying for it.

Mar 31, 2021

Supreme Court on Arbitrability of Landlord – Tenant Disputes

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The Supreme Court in Vidya Drolia’s case ruled that landlord-tenant disputes are arbitrable. This Counselence Connect highlights the brief facts of the case, decision rendered, and the reasoning given by the Supreme Court.

Jan 18, 2021

Enforcement of Specific Provisions of the Code on Wages

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This Connect provides a quick summary of the provisions of the Code on Wages, 2019 that relate to the Central Advisory Board that have been brought into effect from 18th December 2020.

Jan 15, 2021

Karnataka High Court on Liability of Intermediary Under IT Act

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The Karnataka High Court held, in Snapdeal case, that an Intermediary or its directors/officers would not be liable for any action or inaction on part of a vendor/seller making use of the facilities provided by the intermediary in terms of a website or a marketplace. This Counselence Connect highlights the case, the decision rendered, and the reasoning given by the High Court.

Jan 11, 2021

Standing Orders for Service Sector, 2020

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The Labour Ministry published a draft Model Standing Orders on 31st December, 2020 addressing situations of work from home (“WFH”) and inviting comments from relevant stakeholders. The trend of WFH became essential due to Covid-19 pandemic and now is becoming popular too. Hence the Ministry has incorporated provisions relating to WFH in the draft Model Standing Orders. This Connect explains the provisions.

Jan 7, 2021

Karnataka High Court on Payment of Pension

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This Connect provides a quick summary of the judgement passed by the Karnataka High Court in the case of K.T. Thimmaiah, an ex-employee of KPTCL.

Jan 6, 2021

Summary on Code of Social Security 2020

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This Connect provides a quick summary of the Code on Social Security, 2020 that was notified in the Gazette of India on 29th September 2020. This Code replaces nine existing labour legislations relating to social security of workers and employees including on provident fund, gratuity, ESI, maternity benefit.

Dec 21, 2020

Kerala High Court on Gender Bias at Workplace

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The Kerala High Court, in the case of Dr. Prasad Pannian, observed that mere discrimination against women at workplace, based on gender, will not constitute an offence of ‘Sexual Harassment’ under the POSH Act.

Dec 18, 2020

Delhi High Court on Passing Off Under the Designs Act, 2000

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The Delhi High Court in the case of RB Health v. Dabur India when dealing with suit for infringement of design rights, has laid down conditions to be satisfied to grant an injunction in a suit for infringement under the Designs Act 2002. This Connect highlights the case with the reasoning given by the court.

Dec 16, 2020

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