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Eid-e-Milad holiday in Mumbai district rescheduled from 16 September 2024 to 18 September 2024.

The Government of Maharashtra has issued a notification dated 13.9.24 rescheduling the public holiday of Eid-e-Milad to Wednesday, September 18, 2024 instead of Monday, September 16, 2024.

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A press release issued by the Ministry of Women & Child development stated that The SHe-Box portal is a crucial component in the government’s ongoing efforts to deter sexual harassment of women in workplaces across India. Serving as a centralized repository, the portal will store information about Internal Committees (ICs) and Local Committees (LCs) formed across both government and private sectors.

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Burden of proof of employer-employee lies with the person claiming such relationship

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Criminal breach of trust is attracted only if the employer deducts the amount from the salary/wages but fails to deposit the amount with the EPFO

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An employee cannot be deprived from his service benefits by backdating the termination of his employment

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Mere non-performance of an Agreement to Sell by itself does not amount to the offences of cheating and criminal breach of trust.

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Doctrine of proportionality cannot be invoked in cases where the root of the employment itself is based upon a forged document.

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If Payments are made to employees in relation to the ESOPs, it would have been necessary to deduct the value thereof to arrive at the value of the perquisite.

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The Karnataka HC has held that an employee cannot seek a change in the recorded date of birth after a considerable lapse of time.

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