A complaint was filed before the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) regarding arbitrary as well as large-scale layoffs by Oracle Corporation and its Indian entity, Oracle India Private Limited.

It was submitted that the said layoffs, affecting thousands of employees globally, were a part of restructuring linked to artificial intelligence-driven operational shifts. It was asserted that Oracle India Private Limited employed a substantial workforce in India, and that the global restructuring created a reasonable apprehension of similar actions within India as well.

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The complainant asserted violation of the principles of natural justice while stating that the Ministries of Labour and Employment, Electronics and Information Technology, Corporate Affairs, and Finance had failed to ensure that multinational corporations adhered to constitutional mandates and labour welfare protections. It was also contended that such termination practices infringed the employees’ right to life under Article 21.

However, on 06-08-2026 upon perusing the complaint, NHRC noted that the issues raised were related to service matters and could not be entertained by the Commission as per Regulation 9 (viii) of the National Human Rights Commission (Procedure) Regulations as amended in 1997. Thus, the complaint was dismissed in limini.