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Labour Law I · Unit 7

Standing orders, unfair labour practices and adjudication of discipline

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

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

Exam questions on this unit