The question (12 marks)
Trace the object of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 and the procedure by which standing orders are certified. Are certified standing orders law? (12 marks)
MU Module II, Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act 1946; pack ch. 02 §§6–7.
Plan your answer on paper before you look at the authorities — issue first, then the rule, then apply it to these facts.
It tests Unit 2 · Employees' Compensation and Standing Orders of Labour Law and Industrial Relations – II.
Authorities you will need
- Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act 1946, s. 1(3)
- Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act 1946, ss. 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7
- Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act 1946, ss. 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12
- Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act 1946, ss. 12A, 13 and 13A
- Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation v. Krishna Kant
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