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Uttar Pradesh Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

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BACHCHA LALversusState of UP AND 3 OTHERS

Bachcha Lal, employed as a daily‑wage gardener at the Rajkiya Paudhshala in Kaushambi from 1 January 2008 to 30 November 2011, was terminated on 1 December 2011 without notice. The Labour Court declared the termination illegal, reinstated him and awarded back wages on 26 March 2021. The State …

DILIP MANI DUBEYversusM/S SIEL LTD. & ANR.

2019 INSC 345Dismissed

The workman Dilip Mani Dubey was terminated by his employer M/S SIEL Ltd. An Industrial Tribunal under the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 awarded reinstatement and back wages, holding that he had been in continuous service for one year as required by Section 6‑N. The employer challenged …

BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LTD.versusMAHENDRA PRASAD JAKHMOLA & ORS.

2019 INSC 244Appeal(s) allowed

The Supreme Court examined whether Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) was subject to the 24‑April‑1990 notification issued under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, and whether the workmen who were engaged through contractors were direct employees of BHEL. The Court held that …

STATE OF UTTARAKHAND & ANR.versusRAJ KUMAR

2019 INSC 28Case Partly allowed

Raj Kumar worked as a daily‑wage beldar in the Uttarakhand PWD for about a year (June 1986‑May 1987) and was terminated without following the procedure prescribed under the Industrial Disputes Act. After a lapse of roughly 25 years he approached the Labour Court seeking reinstatement; the Labour …

SHRI H.D. SHARMAversusNORTHERN INDIA TEXTILE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION

2018 INSC 1129Dismissed

The appellant, a workman, was dismissed for misconduct and the employer sought approval of the dismissal under Section 6E(2) of the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, which requires that the workman be paid wages for one month before dismissal. The appellant claimed that his monthly wages …

STATEOFU.PversusCHARAN SINGH

2015 INSC 268Disposed off

Charan Singh, a tube‑well operator in the Uttar Pradesh Fisheries Department, was terminated in August 1975 on the ground that he was a temporary employee and was given one month's wages in lieu of notice. He contended that he was a permanent workman and that the termination violated the Uttar …

M/S. PEPSICO INDIA HOLDING PVT. LTD.versusKRISHNA KANT PANDEY

2015 INSC 9Appeal(s) allowed

Krishna Kant Pandey, employed by Pepsico India Holding Pvt. Ltd., was terminated after serving in various supervisory roles, most recently as Fleet Executive. He claimed that he was a "workman" under Section 2(z) of the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and that his termination violated …

SUDARSHAN RAJPOOTversusU.P. STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION

2014 INSC 788Appeal(s) allowed

Sudarshan Rajpoot, a driver employed permanently by the Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation, suffered grievous injuries in a vehicle accident caused by a mechanical defect. The corporation struck his name off the contract roll, alleging negligent driving, and terminated his services …

INDIA YAMAHA MOTOR PVT. LTD.versusDHARAM SINGH & ANR.

2014 INSC 547Dismissed

India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd., the management of a manufacturing unit, challenged the competence of 113 workmen to be represented before the Industrial Tribunal by five elected workmen. The dispute centered on whether Section 6‑1 of the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and Rule 40 of the …

BHUVNESH KUMAR DWIVEDIversusM/S HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LTD.

2014 INSC 335Appeal(s) allowed

Bhuvnesh Kumar Dwivedi was employed by Hindalco Industries Ltd as a labour supervisor from 30‑12‑1992 to 27‑07‑1998. Although the employer periodically terminated his service on the pretext of "sanction expired" and re‑appointed him on short contracts, the workman rendered continuous service of …

J.H. PATEL (D) BY LRS. AND ORS.versusNUBOARD MANUFACTURING CO. LTD. & ORS.

[2014] 1 S.C.R. 773Case Partly allowed

Three union officials, declared as protected workmen, were dismissed after the employer alleged they had filed a false police complaint against senior officers. The criminal court had acquitted the officers, and the employer issued a charge‑sheet without conducting a departmental inquiry, relying on …

KANPUR ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CO. LTD.versusSHAMIM MIRZA

2008 INSC 1277Case Partly allowed

Kanpur Electricity Supply Co. Ltd. (appellant) terminated the services of two cashiers, Shamim Mirza and Manoj Srivastava, alleging they were employees of a contractor. The workmen claimed they were regular employees of the company and sought reinstatement with back wages under Sections 6N, 6P and …

STATE OF U.P. & ANR.versusU.P. RAJYA KHANIJ VIKAS NIGAM S.S. & ORS.

2008 INSC 573Appeal(s) allowed

The Uttar Pradesh State Mineral Development Corporation decided to retrench about half of its workforce, prompting the employees' Samiti to file a writ petition under Article 226 seeking absorption in other government departments or public sector undertakings and compensation. The Allahabad High …

SITA RAM & ORSversusMOTI LAL NEHRU FARMERS TRAINING INSTITUTE

2008 INSC 316Case Partly allowed

The Motilal Nehru Farmers Training Institute employed daily wagers for various project works such as bee‑farming. Their services were terminated on 28‑December‑1996 and they claimed they had worked for more than 240 days, invoking Section 6N of the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The …

PRABHU DAYALversusSADHAN SAHKARI SAMITI MUJURI VIKAS KHAND PANIYARA & ORS.

2008 INSC 260Case Allowed

The appellant, employed as a salesman by a registered cooperative society, challenged his termination and filed proceedings under the Payment of Wages Act, 1963 and the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The parties later reached a settlement, and an award dated 9‑12‑1988 was passed, …

GHAZIABAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY & ANR.versusASHOK KUMAR & ANR.

2008 INSC 200Case Partly allowed

The Ghaziabad Development Authority (appellant) terminated Ashok Kumar (respondent), a daily‑wage Amin, on 1 May 1990. Kumar claimed the dismissal violated Section 6‑N of the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, which requires a workman who has worked at least 240 days in a year to be given …

HIMMAT SINGH AND ORS.versusL.C.I. INDIA LTD. AND ORS.

2008 INSC 125Dismissed

The Indian Explosive Limited, a urea manufacturer, employed several licensed contractors who in turn engaged workers. The Fertilizer Workers Union sought regularisation of these workers under Rule 25(v)(a) of the Uttar Pradesh Contract Labour Rules, arguing they performed work similar to the …

REGIONAL MANAGER UTTARANCHAL RD. TPT. CORPN.versusTHAN SINGH & ANR.

2008 INSC 62Case Allowed

The case involved a bus conductor employed by the Regional Manager Uttarakhand Road Transport Corporation who collected fares from twenty passengers but failed to issue tickets or record their details in the way‑bill. During a checking operation the transport inspector directed the conductor to …

MAHBOOB DEEPAKversusNAGAR PANCHAYAT GAJRAULA & ANR.

2007 INSC 1296Case Partly allowed

The appellant, appointed as a daily wager on 30 July 1988, was terminated on 16 July 1989 for alleged financial irregularities. He claimed that his services were to be regularized after three months and raised an industrial dispute. The Labour Court ordered his reinstatement with back wages, but the …

C.S. AZAD KRISHI EVAM PRODYOGIKI VISHWA VIDYALAYAversusUNITED TRADES CONGRESS & ANR.

2007 INSC 1298Appeal(s) allowed

The Uttar Pradesh (Krishi Evam Prodyogik Vishwavidyalaya) Act created a university whose service conditions are governed by its statutes, which do not provide for daily‑wage or ad‑hoc appointments. Respondent No.2, a daily‑wage laboratory assistant, was entrusted with clerk duties from 1‑Nov‑1991 …

IRRIGATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE & ANRversusKRIPAL SINGH

2007 INSC 1247Case Partly allowed

Kripal Singh, employed as a Beldar from 1 February 1991 to 3 June 1992, was terminated without notice on 4 June 1992. He raised an industrial dispute alleging violation of Section 6(N) of the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, which requires a worker to have worked at least 240 days in a …

NIRANJAN CINEMAversusPRAKASH CHANDRA DUBEY AND ANR.

2007 INSC 1231Case Partly allowed

The respondent, a gate‑keeper at Niranjan Cinema, was alleged to have been absent from work and to have started a betel shop. He claimed that his services were terminated and filed an industrial dispute. The Industrial Tribunal held the termination illegal, ordered reinstatement and back wages, and …

NATIONAL THERMAL POWER CORPN.versusJAWAHAR LAL AND ANR.

2007 INSC 344Appeal(s) allowed

Jawahar Lal was engaged on a casual basis as a Survey Boy by National Thermal Power Corporation from 3 October 1977 until his termination on 15 February 1981. He claimed that his termination was illegal because the employer did not give prior notice, notice‑pay or retrenchment compensation, invoking …

GHAZIABAD ZILA SAHAKARI BANK LTD.versusADDL. LABOUR COMMISSIONER& ORS.

2007 INSC 48Appeal(s) allowed

Ghaziabad Zila Sahakari Bank Ltd., a cooperative society, paid ex‑gratia amounts to its employees in violation of circulars issued by the Registrar of Cooperative Societies. The employees filed an application under Section 6H of the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Disputes Act, and the Additional Labour …

BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICALS LTD.versusANIL AND ORS.

2006 INSC 802Disposed off

Fourteen garden workers employed by a contractor for Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL) had their services terminated by the contractor on 1 December 1988 without complying with Section 6‑N of the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. They filed an individual dispute under Section 2‑A, …

M/S. INDIAN DRUGS AND PHARMACEUTICALS LTD.versusDEVKI DEVI AND ORS.

2006 INSC 399Appeal(s) allowed

Mis Indian Drugs & Pharmaceuticals Ltd., a public sector undertaking, gave contract work to the widows and dependents of employees who died in harness after a union demand, without any compassionate appointment scheme. The contracts were later terminated in 1998 due to the company's severe financial …

HOTEL AND RESTAURANT KARAMCHARI SANGHversusM/S. GULMARG HOTEL AND ORS.

2006 INSC 369Appeal(s) allowed

The Hotel and Restaurant Karamchari Sangh filed a complaint under the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Peace (Timely Payment of Wages) Act, 1978 seeking recovery of wages exceeding Rs 60,000 from Gulmarg Hotel. The employer later paid part of the amount, reducing the outstanding sum to below Rs 50,000 and …

M/S. U.P.S.R.T.C.versusIMTIAZ HUSSAIN

2005 INSC 613Appeal(s) allowed

The respondent, a conductor, was suspended and later removed from service for not issuing tickets. The Labour Court reinstated him but held he was not a permanent conductor and therefore denied back wages. The respondent filed an application under Section 6(6) of the Uttar Pradesh Industrial …

ADMINISTRATOR KAMALA NEHRU MEMORIAL HOSPITALversusVINOD KUMAR

2005 INSC 599Appeal(s) allowed

The Administrator of Kamala Nehru Memorial Hospital terminated the services of clerk Vinod Kumar, who claimed that he had worked continuously for at least 240 days in a calendar year and was therefore entitled to protection under Section 6(N) of the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Disputes Act. The Labour …

M/S. OBETTEE PVT. LTD.versusMOHD. SHAFIQ KHAN

2005 INSC 438Appeal(s) allowed

The workman, Mohd Shafiq Khan, participated in a strike on 2 May 1980 and was suspended along with two co‑workers, Chunnu and Vakil. While the latter two accepted the charges, tendered unqualified apologies and were subsequently released without further action, Khan contested the charges and did not …

M/S. U.P. DRUGS AND PHARMACEUTICALS CO. LTD.versusRAMANUJ YADAV AND ORS.

2003 INSC 504Dismissed

The employer, M/s. U.P. Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., terminated 29 workmen on the ground that they were casual and there was no work, without the workmen having completed 240 days in the 12 months preceding termination. The labour court held they were not entitled to protection under Section …

M/S. BHARAT HEAVY ELECTRICAL LTD.versusSTATE OF U.P. AND ORS.

2003 INSC 324Dismissed

Gardeners were engaged through an agency to maintain lawns within the premises of Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd (the appellant). Their services were terminated and they raised an industrial dispute, claiming reinstatement and compensation under Section 6‑N of the Uttar Pradesh Industrial Disputes Act, …

M/S. ORISSA TEXTILE AND STEEL LTD.versusSTATE OE ORISSA AND ORS.

2002 INSC 31Directions issued

The Supreme Court examined the constitutional validity of the amended Section 25‑0 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (and the identical Section 6‑W of the U.P. Industrial Disputes Act) which governs the closure of large industrial undertakings. The Court considered whether the procedural and …

SAPAN KUMAR PANDITversusU.P. STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD AND ORS.

2001 INSC 305Appeal(s) allowed

S.K. Pandit, a clerk dismissed in 1975, claimed his termination was illegal and raised an industrial dispute. Ten other workmen, represented by a union, had earlier raised a similar dispute which was referred to an Industrial Tribunal and resulted in an award. The Board assured Pandit that any …