Constitution of India · Part IV: Directive Principles of State Policy
Article 42: Provision for just and humane conditions of work and maternity relief
In plain words
The State must provide for just and humane conditions of work and for maternity relief.
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Official text
The State shall make provision for securing just and humane conditions of work and for maternity relief.
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the official text of the Constitution of India. As amended up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Text as on 10 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the article 42
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Dr. Sohail Malik v. Union of India & Anr.
Issue arose whether the Internal Complaints Committee-ICC constituted in one department of the Central Government has the jurisdiction to entertain a complaint of sexual harassment under the POSH Act against an employee…
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K. Umadevi v. Government of Tamil Nadu & Ors.
The Division Bench of the High Court held that appellant was not entitled to the benefit of maternity leave.
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involved and in I.R. Coelho v. State of T.N. [(1999) 7
(1) Whether Article 31C (as upheld in Kesavananda Bharati case) survives in the Constitution after amendment to the provision by the forty-second amendment was struck down by the Supreme Court in Minerva Mills case; and…
- Panchi Devi v. Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board
- Ram Kishan v. Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board
- Sita Devi v. Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Board
- Hari Ram v. Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Board
- Man Kunwar v. Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Board
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Peoples Rights and Social Research Centre (Prasar) & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
Matter pertains to the issue of Silicosis among workers in various industries across the country.
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Gene Campaign & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), a body under the Department of Environment, Forest and Wildlife, in its 147 th meeting held on 18.10.2022, recommended environmental release of transgenic mustard hybrid,…
- Commissioner of Police and Anr v. Ravina Yadav and Anr
- Delhi State Legal Services Authority v. Annwesha Deb
- The Manager,Central Warehousing Corporation v. Veer Singh & 19 Others
- The Dg,Delhi Doordarshan Kendra v. Hans Raj
- The Dg Delhi Doordarshan Kendra v. Danvir
- The Dg, Delhi Doordarshan Kendra v. Manohar Paswan
- The Dg, Delhi Doordarshan Kendra v. Tej Pal
- The Dg Delhi Doordarshan Kendra v. Mohd. Shahbaz Khan
- H. R. Sharma v. Delhi and District Cricket Association & Ors
- Supriyo @ Supriya Chakraborty & Anr. v. Union
- Rehmat Fatima v. State of NCT of Delhi Through Principal Secretary & Ors
- Annwesha Deb v. Delhi State Legal Services Authority
- Indian Oil Corporation Ltd v. UOI & Ors
- Union of India & Ors v. Smt. Kamla Devi
- Renuka v. University Grants Commission (Ugc)) & Anr
- Dulari Devi v. Delhi Building and Other Construction Workers Board & Anr
- Deepika Singh v. Central Administrative Tribunal and Others
- Sushilaben Indravadan Gandhi & Anr. v. The New India Assurance Company Limited & Ors.
- The Joint Labour Commissioner and Registering Officer & Anr. v. Kesar Lal
- Dr. Ashwani Kumar v. Union of India & Ors.
- National Campaign Committee for Central Legislation on Construction Labour (Ncc-Cl) v. Union of India and Ors.
- Modern Dental College and Research Centre & Ors. v. State of Madhya Pradesh & Ors.
- Occupational Health and Safety Association v. Union of India and Others
- A. Manjula Bhashini & Others v. The Managing Director, Ap. Womens Cooperative Finance Corporation Ltd. and Another,
- General Manager, North West Railway & Ors. v. Chanda Devi
- D.Anuradha v. Joint Secretary and Anr.
- Kerala Samsthana Chethu Thozhilali Union v. State of Kerala and Ors.
- M/S. Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd. v. State of U.P. and Ors.
- Steel Authority of India Ltd. and Ors. Etc. Etc. v. National Union Water Front Workers and Ors, Etc. Etc.
- Air India Statutory Corporation v. United Labour Union and Ors.
- Parimal Chandra and Ors. v. Life Insurance Corporation of India and Ors.
- P. Sivaswamy v. State of Andhra Pradesh
- Christian Medical College Hospital Employees' Union & Anr. v. Christian Medical College Vellore Association & Ors.
- Inder Pal Yadav and Ors. Etc. v. Union of India and Ors Etc.
- Gasket Radiators Pvt. Ltd v. Employees State Insurance Corpn. & Anr.
- The Life Insurance Corporation of India v. D. J. Bahadur & Ors.
- Sunil Batra Etc. v. Delhi Administration and Ors. Etc.
- U.P State Electricity Board and Ors. v. Harl Shanker Jain and Ors.
- Royal Talkies, Hyderabad & Ors. v. Employees State Insurance Corp.
- Hussainbhai, Calicut v. Alath Factory Thozhilali Union, Kozhikode and Ors.
- B. Shah v. Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Coimbatore & Ors.
- D. Bhuvan Mohan Patnaik & Ors. v. State of Andhra Pradesh & Ors.