Supreme Court Affirms Uttarakhand HC Judgment On Regularisation Of UNPL Workers and Payment of Minimum Wages on the principle of Equal Pay for Equal Work
The Supreme Court recently upheld the 2018 judgment passed by the Uttarakhand High Court which directed that the Uttarakhand Purva Sainik Kalyan Nigam Limited (UPNL) workers are employees of the State. On November 12, 2018, the High Court passed several directions...
Delhi High Court: Three-Arbitrator Tribunal To Become Sole Arbitrator Tribunal On Failure Of Party To Appoint Its Arbitrator
The Delhi High Court has resolved to examine an arbitration clause in the General Conditions of Contract (GCC), if the same is affected by the line of judgments following Perkins Eastman Architects DPC v. HSCC (India) Ltd, Bharat Broadband Network Ltd v. United...
Gauhati High Court: Voluntary Resignation Results In Forfeiture Of Past Service, Employee Not Entitled To Pension Benefits
A single judge bench of the Gauhati High Court, while deciding writ petition held that an employee is not entitled to pensionary benefits if they submit a voluntary resignation, which results in the forfeiture of their past service. The employee joined the Central...
Supreme Court: Impermissible For Arbitral Tribunal Or Courts To Grant Interest Upon Interest
The Supreme Court held that an Arbitral Tribunal is not empowered to grant interest upon interest while passing an arbitral award as the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 does not specifically provide for the grant of interest on interest. “In the light of the...