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Repealed and replaced by the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 from 21 November 2025.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.

• J.K. Synthetics v. Rajasthan Trade Union Kendra and Ors.
  2000 INSC 59112 December 2000Disposed of
• Ruth Soren v. Managing Committee, East I.S.S.D.A. and Ors.
  2000 INSC 55530 November 2000Dismissed
• State Bank of India v. Ram Chandra Dubey and Ors.
  2000 INSC 52014 November 2000Appeal(s) allowed
• P.G.I. of M.E. and Research, Chandigarh v. Raj Kumar Etc.
  2000 INSC 5022 November 2000Appeal(s) allowed
• Blue Star Employees Union v. Ex. Off. Principal Secy. to Government and Anr.
  2000 INSC 46026 September 2000Appeal(s) allowed
• Agricultural Produce Market Committee v. Shri Ashok Harikuni and Anr. Etc.
  2000 INSC 45922 September 2000Dismissed
• Janatha Bazar (South Kanara Central Co-Operative Whole Sale Stores Ltd.) v. Secretary, Sahakari Noukarara Sangha
  2000 INSC 45721 September 2000Appeal(s) allowed
• State Bank of India v. Tarun Kumar Banerjee and Ors.
  2000 INSC 45119 September 2000Appeal(s) allowed
• M/S. Hari Fertilizers Etc. v. State of U.P. and Ors.
  2000 INSC 36028 July 2000Dismissed
• The Factory Manager Cimmco Wagon Factory v. Virendra Kumar Sharma and Anr.
  2000 INSC 35326 July 2000No. 5408/98 allowed.
• State Bank of India and Ors v. State Bank of India Canteen Employees' Union (Bengal Circle) and Ors.
  2000 INSC 22017 April 2000Appeal(s) allowed
• Indian Overseas Bank v. I.O.B. Staff Canteen Workers Union and Anr.
  2000 INSC 21311 April 2000Dismissed
• Nar Singh Pal v. Union of India and Ors.
  2000 INSC 16929 March 2000Appeal(s) allowed
• U.P. State Road Transport Corporation v. Subhash Chandra Sharma and Ors.
  2000 INSC 14515 March 2000Appeal(s) allowed
• Mayurakshi Cotton Mills and Ors. v. Panchra Mayurakshi Cotion Mills Employees Union and Ors.
  2000 INSC 1308 March 2000Disposed of
• Municipal Corporation of Delhi v. Female Workers (Muster Roll) and Anr.
  2000 INSC 1298 March 2000Dismissed
• The Secretary, Indian Tea Association v. Ajit Kumar Barat and Ors.
  2000 INSC 6714 February 2000Appeal allowed.
• Madan Pal Singh v. State of U.P. and Ors.
  2000 INSC 76 January 2000Appeal(s) allowed
• Management of M.C.D. v. Prem Chand Gupta and Anr.
  1999 INSC 56616 December 1999Disposed of
• National Engineering Industries Ltd. v. State of Rajasthan and Ors.
  1999 INSC 5381 December 1999Appeal(s) allowed
• Ram Lakhan Etc. Etc. v. Presiding Officer and Ors.
  1999 INSC 52217 November 1999Appeal(s) allowed
• Lokmatnewspapers Pvt. Ltd. v. Shankar Prasad
  1999 INSC 27919 July 1999Dismissed
• N.S. Giri v. Corporation of City of Mangalore & Ors.
  1999 INSC 25514 May 1999Dismissed
• Ajaib Singh v. The Sirhind Cooperative Marketing Cum Processing Service Society Ltd. and Anr.
  1999 INSC 1688 April 1999Appeal(s) allowed
• H.S. Chandra Shekara Chari v. The Divisional Controller, Ksrtc and Anr.
  1999 INSC 14131 March 1999Disposed of
• Samishta Dube v. City Board, Etawah and Anr.
  1999 INSC 8926 February 1999Appeal(s) allowed
• Management of Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation Etc. v. Ksrtc Staff and Workers Federation and Anr. Etc.
  1999 INSC 7018 February 1999Dismissed
• Rajendra and Others v. State of Ratasthan and Others
  1999 INSC 445 February 1999Dismissed
• M/S Savita Chemicals (Pvt.) Ltd. v. Dyes and Chemical Workers Union and Anr.
  1998 INSC 47611 December 1998Dismissed
• Neeta Kaplish v. Presiding Officer Labour Court and Anr.
  1998 INSC 4634 December 1998Appeal(s) allowed
• Lal Mohammad and Ors. v. Indian Railway Construction Co. Ltd. and Ors.
  1998 INSC 4624 December 1998Appeal(s) allowed
• General Manager [Operations] State Bank of India v. State Bank of India Staff Union and Anr.
  1998 INSC 14820 March 1998Appeal(s) allowed
• Coir Board, Ernakulam, Cochin and Anr. v. Indira Devi P.S. and Ors.
  1998 INSC 1314 March 1998Dismissed
• The State of Maharashtra v. Labour Law Practitioners Association and Ors.
  1998 INSC 8111 February 1998Dismissed
• Uptron India Ltd. v. Shammi Bhan and Anr.
  1998 INSC 746 February 1998Dismissed
• All India Radio v. Shri Santosh Kumar and Anr. Etc.
  1998 INSC 705 February 1998Dismissed
• Colour-Chem Ltd. v. A.L. Alaspurkar and Ors.
  1998 INSC 675 February 1998Dismissed
• Indian Bank v. K. Usha and Anr. Etc. Etc.
  1998 INSC 4228 January 1998
• P. Virudhachalam and Ors. v. The Management of Lotus Mills and Anr.
  1997 INSC 7969 December 1997Dismissed
• Dena Bank v. Kriti Kumar T. Patel
  1997 INSC 74419 November 1997Appeal(s) allowed