India: Employment Litigation/ Tribunals

In the earlier parts of this series, we delved into the "Why" (how proper processes protect employers and ensure fairness for employees) and the "How" (crafting court-proof charge sheets).

In our previous article, “Beyond the Handbook,” we established that skipping the disciplinary process can spell legal trouble for organisations. But what happens when you decide to follow the process?

The Madras HC relied on a clarificatory notification issued by the Labour Ministry on December 8, 2025 ("Clarificatory Notification"). The Clarificatory Notification confirmed that the existing Labour Courts, Industrial Tribunals and National Industrial Tribunals constituted under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 ("ID Act") will continue to adjudicate, both existing and new cases until the constitution of tribunals under the IR Code.

The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 was conceived as the legislative cornerstone of the Central Government's labour-law rationalisation project, yet its operationalisation has been sequenced...

Welcome to the eleventh edition of the e-Bulletin (Volume VII) brought to you by the Employment, Labour and Benefits practice group of Khaitan & Co.

The Indian labour law regime is currently undergoing its most significant structural transformation in over 70 years.

In a recent judgment, the High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur has ruled in favour of Lata Goyal, an Assistant Administrative Officer at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur...

Employment contracts are fundamental in defining the relationship between employers and employees and outlining the terms of employment such as role, compensation, dispute resolution, duties, termination, etc.

Madhya Pradesh High Court ("HC"), in Vikram Singh case,1 held that violation of service rules does not fall within the purview of violation of discharge of public functions.