Labour & Industrial Law

Guru Nanak Dev University · LL.B. Semester 4

Unit I

The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 · a) Definitions · b) Authorities: Works Committees, Conciliation Officers, Board of Conciliation, Courts of · Enquiry, Labour Courts, National Tribunal · c) Strikes, Lock-outs · d) Lay off, Retrenchment · Judgments: · 1. Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board vs. A. Rajappa & others, AIR 1978 SC 548 · 2. Syndicate Bank v. K. Umesh Nayak, 1994-I-LLJ-836 (SC)

Unit II

Factories Act, 1948 · a) Definitions · b) Health and Safety · c) Working Hours for Adults · d) Employment of Young Person · Judgments: · 3. Bhikusha Yamasa Kashtriya Pvt. Ltd. v. Union of India, AIR 1963 SC 1592 · 4. Grayer and Weil (India) v. Collector of Central Excise, 1995-II-LLJ-648 (SC)

Unit III

I Trade Union Act, 1926 · a) Definitions · b) Registration of Trade Unions · II Payment of Wages Act, 1956 · a) Definitions · b) Payment of Wages and Deduction of Wages · Judgments: · 1. G.S. Dhara Singh v. E.U. Thomas and others, AIR 1988 SC 1829 · 2. Pandian Roadways Corporation Ltd. Madurai v. The Principal Distt. Judge, Madurai and · Others, 1996-II-LLJ-1229 (Mad.)

Unit IV

I The Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923: · a) Definitions · b) Liability of the Employer to Pay Compensation · II The Employees States Insurance Act, 1948: · a) Definitions · b) Benefits under the Act · Judgments: · 1. Ram Sarup & Another v. Gurdev Singh & Others, 1968 ILLJ 80-A · 2. A. Trehan v. M/S Associated Electrical Agencies & Another, 1996-ILLJ-721 (SC)