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Work from home after availing the maternity benefit could be given only in case where the nature of work assigned to the woman is such that it is possible for her to work from home.

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The legal position seems to be very clear that, when a person is permitted to work from home merely as a concession or a convenience, place from where the person so works is not sufficient to confer any jurisdiction.

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The Bombay High Court ordered that henceforth, in any matters u/s.7A, there shall be no order directing the assessee to deposit the amount within the appeal period since it creates an embargo on the rights of the assessee to avail of the remedies permissible under the EPF and MP Act, 1952

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Mens rea or actus reus is not an essential element for imposing penalty/damages under Section 14B of the EPF Act – Supreme Court

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Business to Business’ disputes cannot be construed as consumer disputes under the Consumer Protection Act – Supreme Court

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Re-structuring of the organisation or resizing of the labour force does not give liberty to an employer to dispense with the services of all the employees and recruit fresh hands in their place – Bombay High Court

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Supreme Court vacates HC stay on the implementation of Haryana State Employment of Local Candidates Act, directs not to take coercive steps against employers. The Apex Court has requested the High Court to decide the Writ Petition expeditiously and not later than a period of four weeks from 17.2.22.

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The principle of promissory estoppel shall not be applicable contrary to the Statute – Supreme Court

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It is settled law that the notification has to be read as a whole. If any of the conditions laid down in the notification is not fulfilled, the party is not entitled to the benefit of that notification.

An exception and/or an exempting provision in a taxing statute should be construed strictly and it is not open to the court to ignore the conditions prescribed in industrial policy and the exemption notifications.

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It is a settled principle of service jurisprudence that in the event of a conflict between a statement in an advertisement and service regulations, the latter shall prevail.

In Malik Mazhar Sultan v. U.P. Public Service Commission a two-judge Bench of the Supreme Court clarified that an erroneous advertisement would not create a right in favour of applicants who act on such representation

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