#Discrimination in Employment

The Bombay High Court upheld back wages for the legal heirs of a deceased ad hoc worker, ruling that prolonged delay in filing an industrial dispute is not fatal when the worker’s continuous service and unequal treatment compared to regular employees are established. This reinforces that constitutional protections under Articles 14 and 16 can override procedural laches in cases of systemic employment informality.

Madhya Pradesh High Court holds that discriminatory denial of regularisation to similarly placed employees constitutes a continuing wrong with recurring cause of action under service law.