Top 10 Labour Law Judgments I January 1st-15th, 2026 I LegalWiki !
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Centre Considers April 1 Rollout of Four Labour Codes, Weighs Impact on Employer Costs
The Ministry of Labour and Employment is considering implementing the four Labour Codes from April 1, aligning their rollout with the financial year followed by Indian companies. Read More
New Labour Codes Likely to Hit Q3 Profits as Payroll Costs Rise Across Sectors
Indian companies are witnessing pressure on third-quarter earnings following the rollout of the new labour codes in November 2025. Read More
State Cannot Keep Workers in Perpetual Temporariness: Rajasthan High Court Orders Regularisation
The Rajasthan High Court held that the State cannot exploit workers by keeping them in a state of “perpetual temporality” while extracting continuous and regular work. Read More
Will Has No Role in Compassionate Appointment: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court clarified that compassionate appointment is not governed by the will of the deceased employee, but by financial dependence and family welfare. Read More
Workers Engaged Through Contractors Not Entitled to Equal Status as Regular Employees: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court held that workers engaged through contractors cannot claim parity in status or pay with regular employees of a State authority. Read More
Tripura High Court Strikes Down Fixed Pay Rule for New Government Recruits
The Tripura High Court struck down a 25-year-old State policy mandating fixed pay for the first five years of service for newly recruited government employees, holding it to be unconstitutional. Read More
Andhra Pradesh High Court Asks State to Consider Alternative Jobs for Medically Retired RTC Staff
The Andhra Pradesh High Court directed the State government to consider representations of APSRTC employees retired on medical grounds for alternative employment or enhanced compensation. Read More
Rajasthan High Court Bar Boycotts Court Over Mandatory Working Saturdays
The Rajasthan High Court Bar in Jodhpur staged a coordinated protest, abstaining from court work after the High Court designated the second Saturday of each month as a working day for 2026. Read More
Centre Pre-publishes Draft Rules on Four Labour Codes, Seeks Stakeholder Feedback
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has pre-published draft rules under all four newly enacted Labour Codes, the Code on Wages, 2019, Industrial Relations Code, 2020, Code on Social Security, 2020, and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 inviting feedback from stakeholders as part of the process to make these laws fully operational. Read More
Justice After 18 Years: Bombay High Court Upholds Rights of HIV+ Worker
The Bombay High Court held that denying permanency to a hospital sweeper solely due to his HIV-positive status was arbitrary, discriminatory, and violative of Articles 14 and 16 of the Constitution. Read More
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