Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Act No. 14 of 1947 81 sections

Text as published by the Legislative Department, from the copy archived on 14 May 2021. Amendments made after that date and before the repeal may be missing; check the official Gazette for them.

Repealed and replaced by the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 from 21 November 2025. It still governs matters and proceedings from before that date, as the repealing law provides, which is why the judgments below apply it.

761 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• Air India Cabin Crew Association v. Yeshawinee Merchant and Ors.
  2003 INSC 30911 July 2003Appeal(s) allowed
• Surendra Kumar Sharma v. Vikas Adhikari and Anr.
  2003 INSC 2929 May 2003Dismissed
• M/S. Awaz Prakashan Private Limited v. Pramod Kumar Pujari
  2003 INSC 2102 April 2003Dismissed
• S.M. Nilajkar and Ors. v. Telecom District Manager, Karnataka
  2003 INSC 19531 March 2003Appeal(s) allowed
• Pramod Jha and Others v. State of Bihar and Others
  2003 INSC 1343 March 2003Dismissed
• Rourkela Shramik Sangh v. Steel Authority of India Ltd. and Anr.
  2003 INSC 4329 January 2003Dismissed
• A.P.S.R.T.C. and Anr. v. S. Narsagoud
  2003 INSC 1715 January 2003Appeal(s) allowed
• M/S. Essen Deinki v. Rajiv Kumar
  2002 INSC 44829 October 2002Leave granted
• Hindustan Motors Ltd. v. Tapan Kumar Bhattacharya and Anr.
  2002 INSC 30012 July 2002Disposed of
• M/S. Haryana State F.C.C.W. Store Ltd. and Anr. v. Ram Niwas and Anr.
  2002 INSC 2858 July 2002Appeal(s) allowed
• Union of India v. Shree Gajanan Maharaj Sansthan
  2002 INSC 24529 April 2002Partly allowed
• Sharad Kumar v. Govt. of NCT of Delhi and Ors.
  2002 INSC 19111 April 2002Appeal(s) allowed
• Chandrakant Tukaram Nikam and Ors. v. Municipal Corporation of Ahmedabad and Anr.
  2002 INSC 656 February 2002Dismissed
• I.T.C. Ltd. Workers Welfare Association and Anr. v. The Management of I.T.C. Ltd. and Anr.
  2002 INSC 5529 January 2002Dismissed
• M/S. Orissa Textile and Steel Ltd. v. State Oe Orissa and Ors.
  2002 INSC 3117 January 2002Directions issued
• Jaipur Zila Sahakari Bhoomi Vikas Bank Ltd. v. Shri Ram Gopal Sharma and Ors.
  2002 INSC 2917 January 2002Dismissed
• Management of M/S. Mysore Structurals Ltd. and Ors. v. State of Karnataka and Anr.
  2001 INSC 54130 October 2001Disposed of
• Government of Andhra Pradesh and Ors. v. V.S.R. Murthy and Ors.
  2001 INSC 44818 September 2001Dismissed
• Hussan Mithu Mhasvadkar v. Bombay Iron and Steel Labour Board and Anr.
  2001 INSC 4327 September 2001Dismissed
• Steel Authority of India Ltd. and Ors. Etc. Etc. v. National Union Water Front Workers and Ors, Etc. Etc.
  2001 INSC 40730 August 2001Appeals and T.C. dismissed/disposed of/allowed.
• Bharat Bhawan Trust v. Bharat Bhawan Artists Association and Anr.
  2001 INSC 38722 August 2001Appeal(s) allowed
• Sapan Kumar Pandit v. U.P. State Electricity Board and Ors.
  2001 INSC 30524 July 2001Appeal(s) allowed
• Mahatma Phule Agricultural University and Ors. v. Nasik Zilla Sheth Kamgar Union and Ors.
  2001 INSC 30624 July 2001Appeals and Contempt Petitions disposed of. . .
• Harmohinder Singh v. Kharga Canteen, Ambala Cantt.
  2001 INSC 2839 July 2001Dismissed
• Regional Authority, Dena Bank and Anr. v. Ghanshyam
  2001 INSC 2678 May 2001Appeal(s) allowed
• M.D. Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation v. Neethivilangan, Kumbakonam
  2001 INSC 2564 May 2001Dismissed
• Karnataka State Road Transport Corpn. v. Smt. Lakshmidevamma and Anr.
  2001 INSC 2341 May 2001Dismissed
• Bank Of. India v. Secretary, Bank of India Staff Union and Anr .
  2001 INSC 1959 April 2001Appeal(s) allowed
• Workmen Represented by Akhil Bhartiya Koyla Kamgar Union v. Employers in Relation to the Management of Industry Colliery of M/S Bharat Coking Coal Ltd and Ors
  2001 INSC 16021 March 2001Appeal(s) allowed
• Seelan Raj and Ors. v. The Presiding Officer 1St Additional Labour Court, Chennai and Ors.
  2001 INSC 14916 March 2001Matter referred to larger bench
• M/S. Damodar Mangalji and Co. Etc. v. The Regional Director
  2001 INSC 12527 February 2001Dismissed
• Cipla Ltd. v. Maharashtra General Kamgar Union and Ors.
  2001 INSC 10021 February 2001
• Indian Banks Association v. Workmen of Syndicate Bank and Ors.
  2001 INSC 8513 February 2001Dismissed
• Inland Steam Navigation Works' Union v. Union of India and Ors.
  2001 INSC 631 February 2001Partly allowed
• The Managing Director, A.P. State Road Transport Corporation v. The Presiding Officer, Industrial Tribunal, Ramkote, Hyderabad and Ors. Etc.
  2001 INSC 611 February 2001Partly allowed
• Indian Petrochemicals Corpn. Ltd. v. Sharmik Sena and Anr.
  2001 INSC 4929 January 2001Appeal(s) allowed
• Employer in Relation to Management of Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Ltd. v. Union of India and Anr.
  2001 INSC 4825 January 2001Appeal(s) allowed
• National Textile Corporation (Apkkm) Limited v. Sree Yellamma Cotton, Woollen and Silk, Mills Staff Association and Ors
  2001 INSC 3418 January 2001Dismissed
• Gujarat Agricultural University v. Rathod Labhu Bechar and Ors.
  2001 INSC 3318 January 2001Disposed of
• Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd. and Anr. v. The Amalgamated Elec. Co. Ltd. and Ors.
  2000 INSC 60315 December 2000Dismissed