The Supreme Court was asked to resolve a conflict between two earlier decisions on whether the 'social forestry' department and similar welfare activities fall within the definition of "industry" under Section 2(j) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The conflict arose from differing …
Shree Gajanan Maharaj Sansthan, a charitable trust, filed a writ petition under Article 32 seeking a mandamus directing the Union of India to fix a date for bringing Section 2(c) of the Industrial Disputes (Amendment) Act, 1982 into force, which would exclude charitable organisations from the …
The Coir Board, a statutory body established under the Coir Industry Act, 1953, dismissed several temporary clerks and typists who claimed that their termination was governed by Chapter V‑A of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Kerala High Court held that the Board qualified as an "industry" …
Bharat Singh, a workman dismissed in 1975, obtained a Labour Court award on 28 September 1983 directing his reinstatement and back wages. The management challenged the award by filing a writ petition in the Delhi High Court on 31 January 1984. While the writ was pending, Singh invoked Section 17‑B …
The S.G. Chemicals and Dyes Trading Employees' Union challenged the closure of the company’s Churchgate marketing and sales division, arguing that the closure violated section 25‑0 of the Industrial Disputes Act and amounted to an unfair labour practice under Item 9 of Schedule IV of the Maharashtra …
M/S. MSCO Pvt. Ltd. imported stainless‑steel plates under a 1977 customs notification that granted a concessional duty provided the goods were used to manufacture specified articles and the finished articles were sold only to "industrial units". The company supplied certificates that the plates were …
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