Labor Law Updates (State Wise)

The state government has told the Gujarat high court that to avoid hardships that the migrant labourers faced during the lockdown, it has launched a housing scheme for them which will have canteen facilities too. In response to a PIL filed by Child Rights Network, Gujarat, which sought to secure basic rights for migrant labourers,

Gujarat’s amendment to the Industrial Disputes Act that seeks to increase ease of business by reducing the compliance burden on industries in terms of layoffs, retrenchment and compensation has received the assent of President Ram Nath Kovind, an official said on Saturday. The Industrial Disputes (Gujarat Amendment) Bill, 2020, which was passed in the state

Mumbai: In a judgement that could impact several foreign companies investing in India through subsidiaries or investment arms registered in other countries, the Madras High Court has ruled that tax benefits can be withdrawn if the investment is merely done to circumvent domestic tax laws. The order would support the tax department’s claim that any investment coming from outside

SRINAGAR: Observing that payment of pension is not a bounty to the employee, the J&K High Court has directed authorities to release pension and retiral benefits in favour of a former Chief General Manager of J&K State Power Development Corporation who had superannuated in 2014. Disposing of a petition filed by the former CGM, Abdul Rashid

Madras High Court: B. Pugalendhi, J., while addressing an issue observed and reiterated the established position of the Supreme Court that, under Section 125 of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 an illegitimate child is entitled to maintenance. Present criminal revision case was filed against the Judicial Magistrate’s order. Petitioner’s second wife i.e. respondent 2 states that she got married

The quashed notification of the Gujarat government allowing factories to extend shifts up to 12 hours from eight hours could have paved way for large scale unemployment in the state, claims Gujarat Mazdoor Sabha (GMS), one of the petitioners in the Supreme Court against the notification intended to bring foreign investments in the state. The