Industrial Disputes (Bombay) Rules, 1957

Mackinnon Mackenzie & Co. Ltd. retrenched about 98 workmen by serving a notice on 27 July 1992, claiming closure of its clearing and forwarding department due to severe financial losses. The workmen’s union challenged the retrenchment, alleging non‑compliance with the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: no one‑month notice …

Brooke Bond India Ltd. and its workmen’s unions were involved in a government‑referenced industrial dispute. The Rashtriya Union’s negotiation committee signed a memorandum of settlement on 16 March 1978, which was later filed for an award. The union’s executive committee subsequently resolved to reject the agreement, …

The Second Labour Court, Thane, passed an ex‑parte award on 12 June 1998 reinstating the workman RadhaKrishnan Mani Tripathi, which was published on 5 August 1998. Respondent No.1, who had not been served notice, learned of the award on 27 January 1999 and filed a petition within two days under Rule 26(2) of the Bombay…

The Supreme Court examined an award by the Maharashtra Industrial Tribunal that revised wage scales for Tata Consulting Engineers' workmen, made the revisions retrospective to 1 January 1976, and added a flat increase of Rs 150 for draughtsmen and Rs 100 for other categories. The workmen sought to have the flat increas…