Unit 7 of Labour Law and Industrial Relations – I (syllabus: Module 7 — Standing Orders Act 1946; ID Act Sch. V; IR Code Ch. IV). Below: what the unit covers, the provisions it turns on, and the cases an examiner expects you to name.
What this unit covers
- Can the Certifying Officer go into the fairness of draft standing orders?
- Are certified standing orders a contract or a statutory code?
- What is an unfair labour practice, and who can commit one?
- What follows where the employer held no domestic enquiry, or a defective one?
Treat that list as a self-test: recite each topic's rule from memory before you open its cases.
Provisions
- Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act 1946, s. 4
- Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act 1946, s. 5
- Industrial Disputes Act 1947, s. 25T
- Industrial Disputes Act 1947, s. 11A
Leading cases
- Glaxo Laboratories (I) Ltd v Presiding Officer
- Western India Match Co. Ltd v Workmen
- The provision itself - Industrial Disputes Act 1947
- Workmen of Firestone Tyre and Rubber Co. of India (P) Ltd v Management