#Standing Orders

Calcutta High Court rules that employees transferred on deputation without express consent cannot later challenge the posting if they accepted the role, drew salaries, and remained silent for over a year. The court holds that conduct implying acceptance-such as continued service-constitutes tacit consent, binding employees under public sector standing orders.

The Bombay High Court has ruled that for sexual harassment inquiries conducted before the POSH Act, procedural fairness under certified Standing Orders is sufficient to validate a domestic enquiry-no Vishaka Complaints Committee is required. This clarifies the legal standard for employers and labour courts handling legacy cases, ensuring disciplinary processes aren't invalidated by anachronistic compliance demands.

Calcutta High Court holds that trainees paid stipends under model standing orders are excluded from EPF Act's definition of 'employee', even without certified standing orders.