Experience letter or relieving letter denied

What you need to know

While no specific Act mandates experience letters, courts consistently order employers to issue them. Withholding is treated as a violation of natural justice enforceable through Labour Court.

Your rights

Approach Labour Court for relief

Use employment records as alternative proof

Damages if withheld to cause career harm

Civil suit for mandatory injunction

What you should do now

Action first

Request in writing with escalation

Email HR requesting both letters — mention last working day and cleared formalities
If no response in 15 days — escalate to senior HR or MD with the same email thread

If still denied

File complaint with Labour Commissioner
Courts consistently order employers to issue these documents

Acts applicable

Industrial Disputes Act 1947

central

General rights of workmen

Where to complain

Gujarat Labour Commissioner (COL)eCourts — Find District Court

Consumer complaint portal: e-jagriti.gov.in (replaced edaakhil.nic.in as of Jan 2025). Labour complaints: col.gujarat.gov.in. All links verified June 2026 via web search against official government sources.