Service & Labour Law
The firm represents employers and individuals in service disputes, industrial relations, and labour law matters.
The service and labour practice represents public and private sector employers, employees, and workmen in disputes arising from employment, workplace rules, and industrial relations. The firm advises on service regulations, labour obligations, internal processes, and litigation before specialised tribunals and courts.
Engagements require close reading of applicable statutes, regulations, service rules, and circulars. The team handles matters at first instance and on appeal, with attention to the employment relationship and its operational context.
Scope of Services
- Service disputes concerning promotions, transfers, seniority, and disciplinary proceedings
- Pension, gratuity, and post-retiral benefit claims
- Departmental enquiries and challenges to disciplinary orders
- Industrial disputes under the Industrial Disputes Act and applicable labour codes
- Standing orders, retrenchment, layoff, and lockout proceedings
- Trade union recognition and collective bargaining advisory
- Wage and welfare claims under applicable labour legislation
- Workplace harassment proceedings under the Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace Act, 2013
Forums & Authorities
The firm appears before consumer commissions, administrative and labour tribunals, and courts dealing with service and labour matters.
- National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC), New Delhi
- Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), Principal Bench, New Delhi and other benches across India
- High Courts in writ proceedings and appeals from these forums
- District and State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions
- Industrial Tribunals and Labour Courts
Sectors Served
The practice serves employers and employees across public and private sector workplaces.
- Public sector undertakings and government departments
- Private sector employers across manufacturing, services, and technology
- Civil servants and public sector employees
- Workmen and employee unions
Why Engage Lexacto & Co.
The firm brings employment-side and employee-side perspectives to service and labour matters. Its wider litigation and regulatory experience supports clients through workplace disputes, tribunal proceedings, and appeals.