Unit 4 of Labour Law and Industrial Relations – I (syllabus: Module 4 — ID Act 1947, s. 2; IR Code s. 2). Below: what the unit covers, the provisions it turns on, and the cases an examiner expects you to name.
What this unit covers
- When is an activity an 'industry' under s. 2(j)?
- Who is a 'workman' under s. 2(s)?
- When does a dispute between an employer and one workman become an industrial dispute?
- What is the effect of s. 2(oo)(bb) on a fixed-term appointment?
- When is a workman deemed to have completed one year of continuous service?
Treat that list as a self-test: recite each topic's rule from memory before you open its cases.
Provisions
- Industrial Disputes Act 1947, s. 2(j)
- Industrial Disputes Act 1947, s. 2(s)
- Industrial Disputes Act 1947, s. 2(k)
- Industrial Disputes Act 1947, s. 2(oo)(bb)
- Industrial Disputes Act 1947, s. 25B
Leading cases
- Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board v A. Rajappa
- H.R. Adyanthaya v Sandoz (India) Ltd
- Central Provinces Transport Services Ltd v Raghunath Gopal Patwardhan
- S.M. Nilajkar v Telecom District Manager
Full case summaries
- Workmen of Dimakuchi Tea Estate v Management of Dimakuchi Tea Estate (1958)
- Steel Authority of India Ltd v National Union Waterfront Workers (2001)
- D.N. Banerji v P.R. Mukherjee (1952)
- University of Delhi v Ram Nath (1963)
- Santosh Gupta v State Bank of Patiala (1980)
- Air India Statutory Corporation v United Labour Union (1996)
- Dena Nath v National Fertilizers Ltd (1991)
- Central Provinces Transport Services Ltd v Raghunath Gopal Patwardhan (1956)
- Dharangadhara Chemical Works Ltd v State of Saurashtra (1956)
- Physical Research Laboratory v K.G. Sharma (1997)
- State of U.P. v Jai Bir Singh (2005)
- Corporation of the City of Nagpur v Its Employees (1960)
- Secretary, Madras Gymkhana Club Employees' Union v Management of the Gymkhana Club (1967)
- Western India Automobile Association v Industrial Tribunal, Bombay (1949)
- Hariprasad Shivshankar Shukla v A.D. Divikar (1956)