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The Union Cabinet Approves ₹99,446 Crore Employment-Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme to Generate Over 3.5 Crore Jobs

Posted on July 9, 2025July 14, 2025 by Hb-56Tg_hMiu_H65-t

The Union Cabinet, led by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has approved the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme with a budget of ₹99,446 crore. The goal is to promote large-scale formal employment in various sectors, especially manufacturing. This initiative aims to create more than 3.5 crore formal jobs over two years, focusing on youth and first-time employees. The scheme covers jobs created between August 1, 2025, and July 31, 2027. It is part of the…

M/S. PINE TREE HOSPITALITY VS. APFC/RPFC, GURUGRAM WEST

Posted on July 9, 2025July 9, 2025 by Hb-56Tg_hMiu_H65-t

Facts of the Case M/s Pine Tree Hospitality, a proprietorship firm engaged in the hospitality sector, filed an appeal against the order dated 28.02.2024 issued by the Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner (APFC), Gurugram West. The impugned order directed the establishment to deposit damages amounting to ₹10,01,567 under Section 14B of the Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions (EPF & MP) Act, 1952 for delayed payment of provident fund contributions from 05.10.2011 to 26.09.2023. An additional…

Bombay High Court Quashes Transfer Orders Linked to POSH Complaint, Orders Reinstatement and Reopening of Inquiry:

Posted on July 9, 2025July 9, 2025 by Hb-56Tg_hMiu_H65-t

In a powerful affirmation of employee rights and the core principles of the Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (POSH) Act, 2013, the Bombay High Court on June 25, 2025, delivered a significant judgment quashing the retaliatory transfer orders issued against an assistant professor at Mumba Devi Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalay. The Court held that the professor’s sudden and repeated transfers, following her formal complaint of sexual harassment, were not only arbitrary but a…

Supreme Court: Jurisdiction Clauses in Job Contracts Are Legally Binding

Posted on July 9, 2025July 9, 2025 by Hb-56Tg_hMiu_H65-t

The Supreme Court recently dealt with two cases where former employees of HDFC Bank challenged their terminations in courts located in places where they were working – Patna and Delhi. Both had been terminated for alleged misconduct. They filed suits to get their termination declared illegal and to be reinstated with full benefits. HDFC Bank objected, saying the appointment letters had a clause that any legal dispute would only be handled by courts in Mumbai….

Bombay HC: Prolonged Absence Without Intimation Can Be Treated as Voluntary Abandonment of Service

Posted on July 9, 2025July 9, 2025 by Hb-56Tg_hMiu_H65-t

In a recent judgment, the Bombay High Court in Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Technical and Education Society v. Indira Madhukar Muraskar & Ors., 2025 SCC OnLine Bom 2055, ruled that where employees remain absent for a prolonged period without valid justification and fail to respond to repeated notices to resume duty, the employer can treat such absence as voluntary abandonment of employment. The Court held that removal of names from the muster roll in such cases…

$ 5.7 Million Class Action Settlement for IT Giant Cognizant

Posted on June 10, 2020June 10, 2020 by Hb-56Tg_hMiu_H65-t

Debi Mishra, an Employee of Cognizant working in California had filed a lawsuit on 25th August 2017, Debi Mishra v. Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation before the United States District Court Eastern District of California alleging that Cognizant had underpaid its employees against overtime. According to the employees, they were a part of the quality engineering & assurance (QE&A) team. In 2012, the employees of the team received Letters from Cognizant stating that they would…

Gratuity can be Withheld Post Superannuation if Guilty of Misconduct

Posted on May 31, 2020June 10, 2020 by Hb-56Tg_hMiu_H65-t

Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter of Chairman cum Managing Director, Mahanadi Coal Fields vs Sri Rabindranath Choubey Civil Appeal No. 9693 of 2013 dealt with two important legal issues as under: Whether employer can withhold payment of gratuity of an employee after superannuation in view of pending disciplinary proceedings; and Whether punishment of dismissal can be imposed on an employee after superannuation if found guilty of misconduct in the said disciplinary proceedings. With regard…

COVID-19 and Legal Advisory

Posted on April 10, 2020April 11, 2020 by Hb-56Tg_hMiu_H65-t

Consolidated advisory on legal issues arising out of COVID-19 pandemic in India by Abhay Nevagi and Associates For visiting Blog click here

FAQs on working on Election Day

Posted on October 17, 2019April 28, 2025 by Hb-56Tg_hMiu_H65-t

The note is made in the context of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly Elections, 2019 which is to be held on 21/10/2019. The note is to clarify whether there is an obligation on employers to declare a holiday in there establishments on the day of elections i.e. 21/10/2019. The note has been prepared for the limited purpose of answering the General Queries with respect to declaration of Holiday on Election Day. The Circular issued by the…

PMC Bank Fraud: Should RBI be Held Responsible?

Posted on October 16, 2019October 16, 2019 by Hb-56Tg_hMiu_H65-t

ABSTRACT On 24th September, 2019, the Reserve Bank of India imposed strict restrictions on PMC1 after finding certain irregularities in the bank. These irregularities went unnoticed in the inspections conducted by RBI, the Apex bank vested with powers for monitoring the banking system of the country. This raises a subsequent question regarding the responsibility of RBI in such scenarios. The PMC Bank debacle is the latest and yet another proof that the Reserve Bank of…

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