Madhya Pradesh High Court quashed rule requiring succession certificate for compassionate appointment. Justice Jai Kumar Pillai held it is welfare relief, not inheritance, granting preference to son under 2014 policy.
Madras High Court ruled State cannot discriminate in maternity benefits for third pregnancy. Bench of R. Suresh Kumar and N. Senthil Kumar upheld equal care and leave rights.
Supreme Court of India ruled ad hoc employees without proper recruitment cannot be regularised under State policy. Bench of Pamidighantam Sri Narasimha and Atul S. Chandurkar upheld Haryana notifications, modifying earlier High Court decision.
The Calcutta High Court ruled a deceased teacher’s brother is not “family” for pension under the 1981 Scheme. It upheld denial of died-in-harness benefits, noting no claim was made by the mother, the eligible beneficiary under rules.
Oracle Corporation initiated large-scale 2026 layoffs affecting up to 30,000 employees globally, including India, with workers receiving abrupt early-morning termination emails without prior notice, raising concerns over job security, transparency, and corporate employment practices worldwide.
The Supreme Court of India agreed to examine whether foreign employees working in India must contribute to the Employees’ Provident Fund Scheme, 1952, while issuing notice to the Centre in a plea by LG Electronics challenging EPF rules for international workers.
The Supreme Court of India, led by Justices Aravind Kumar and P. B. Varale, ruled that employers must pay penalties for delayed compensation deposits under the Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923, affirming its social welfare purpose and endorsing liberal interpretation favoring workers’ rights.
