Unit 6 of Labour Law and Industrial Relations – I (syllabus: Module 6 — ID Act 1947, ss. 22–25, Ch. VA and VB; IR Code Ch. IX–X). 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 a strike or lock-out illegal under the Industrial Disputes Act?
- Are workmen entitled to wages for the period of a strike?
- Does 'retrenchment' in s. 2(oo) mean surplusage, or every termination?
- What are the conditions precedent to a valid retrenchment under s. 25F?
- When must an employer obtain prior Government permission to lay off, retrench or close down?
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. 24
- Industrial Disputes Act 1947, s. 2(oo)
- Industrial Disputes Act 1947, s. 25F
- Industrial Disputes Act 1947, s. 25K
Leading cases
- Syndicate Bank v K. Umesh Nayak
- Punjab Land Development and Reclamation Corporation Ltd v Presiding Officer
- Pramod Jha v State of Bihar
- Orissa Textile & Steel Ltd v State of Orissa
Full case summaries
- Excel Wear v Union of India (1979)
- Syndicate Bank v K. Umesh Nayak (1994)
- Bharat Sugar Mills Ltd v Jai Singh (1961)
- Crompton Greaves Ltd v Its Workmen (1978)
- Gujarat Steel Tubes Ltd v Gujarat Steel Tubes Mazdoor Sabha (1979)
- Delhi Cloth & General Mills Ltd v Shambhu Nath Mukherjee (1977)
- S.M. Nilajkar v Telecom District Manager, Karnataka (2003)
- Sasa Musa Sugar Works (P) Ltd v Shobrati Khan (1959)
- State Bank of India v R.K. Jain (1971)