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Labour Law I · Unit 5

Industrial Disputes Act: authorities and dispute settlement

Unit 5 of Labour Law and Industrial Relations – I (syllabus: Module 5 — ID Act 1947, ss. 3–21; IR Code Ch. VII–VIII). Below: what the unit covers, the provisions it turns on, and the cases an examiner expects you to name.

What this unit covers

  • Which forum adjudicates which dispute - Labour Court or Industrial Tribunal?
  • Is the Government's power to refer a dispute under s. 10 open to judicial review?
  • On whom is a settlement binding, and why does conciliation change the answer?
  • Permission under s. 33(1) or approval under the proviso to s. 33(2)(b)?
  • What can a workman recover under s. 33C(2), and what must he take elsewhere?

Treat that list as a self-test: recite each topic's rule from memory before you open its cases.

Provisions

Leading cases

  • The provision itself - Industrial Disputes Act 1947
  • State of Bombay v K.P. Krishnan
  • Jaipur Zila Sahakari Bhoomi Vikas Bank Ltd v Ram Gopal Sharma
  • Central Bank of India Ltd v P.S. Rajagopalan

Exam questions on this unit