Sansco Technologies Kerala Pvt. .Ltd, v. Sojan Mathew
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Kerala, in a batch of writ petitions, set aside orders passed by the Deputy Labour Commissioner granting subsistence allowance. The court held that the impugned orders were flawed due to non-application of mind, lack of hearing on jurisdiction based on the definition of 'employee', and mechanical passing, remitting the matter for fresh consideration with an opportunity of hearing
What did the court decide?
Impugned orders dated 18.03.2022 quashed; matter remitted to the authority to consider afresh after affording opportunity of hearing to both parties.