Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
Section 42(4) MIRA | Non-Compliance with Approach Notice Excused If Employer Conceals Employment Status: Bombay HC
Bombay High Court rules that failure to serve an approach notice under Section 42(4) of the Maharashtra Industrial Relations Act is not fatal if the employer misleads the employee about their employment status or termination. The ruling allows industrial disputes to proceed on merits, protecting workers from procedural technicalities exploited by employers.