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Repealed and replaced by the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 from 21 November 2025.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

• Umesh Korga Bhandari v. Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. and Anr.
  2005 INSC 3448 August 2005Matter referred to larger bench
• Binny Ltd. and Anr. v. V. Sadasivan and Ors.
  2005 INSC 3438 August 2005Appeal(s) allowed
• General Manager, Haryana Roadways v. Rudhan Singh
  2005 INSC 29214 July 2005Partly allowed
• State of U.P. v. Jai Bir Singh
  2005 INSC 2585 May 2005Matter referred to larger bench
• Allahabad Jal Sansthan v. Daya Shankar Rai and Anr.
  2005 INSC 2493 May 2005Partly allowed
• Kapra Mazdoor Ekta Union v. Management of M/S. Birla Cotton Spinning and Weaving Mills Ltd. and Anr.
  2005 INSC 14516 March 2005Dismissed
• Manager, R.B.I., Bangalore v. S. Mani and Ors.
  2005 INSC 13814 March 2005Appeal(s) allowed
• Madhya Pradesh Electricity Board v. Jagdish Chandra Sharma
  2005 INSC 1204 March 2005Partly allowed
• Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation and Anr. v. S.G. Kotturappa and Anr.
  2005 INSC 1183 March 2005Appeal(s) allowed
• Management of M/S. Sonepat Cooperative Sugar Mills Ltd. v. Ajit Singh
  2005 INSC 7714 February 2005Appeal(s) allowed
• M/S. Oswal Agro Furane Ltd. and Anr. v. Oswal Agro Furane Workers Union and Ors.
  2005 INSC 7814 February 2005Dismissed
• J.H. Jadhav v. M/S. Forbes Gokak Ltd.
  2005 INSC 7511 February 2005Appeal(s) allowed
• M/S. Maruti Udyog Ltd. v. Ram Lal and Ors.
  2005 INSC 5025 January 2005Appeal(s) allowed
• Divisional Manager, Plantation Division, Andaman & Nicobar Islands v. Munnu Barrick and Ors.
  2004 INSC 72717 December 2004Appeal(s) allowed
• Cholan Roadways Ltd. v. G. Thirugnanasambandam
  2004 INSC 72617 December 2004Appeal(s) allowed
• U.P. State Electricity Board v. Shri Shiv Mohan Singh and Anr.
  2004 INSC 5681 October 2004Appeal(s) allowed
• M/S. Sangham Tape Company v. Hans Raj
  2004 INSC 55127 September 2004Dismissed
• Executive Engineer Zp Engg. Divn. and Anr. v. Digambara Rao
  2004 INSC 55027 September 2004Appeal(s) allowed
• State of Punjab v. Jagir Singh
  2004 INSC 55227 September 2004No. 1167/2002 dismissed.
• Rajasthan State Ganganagar S. Mills Ltd. v. State of Rajasthan and Anr.
  2004 INSC 51613 September 2004Leave Granted & Disposed off
• Municipal Corporation, Faridabad v. Siri Niwas
  2004 INSC 5006 September 2004Appeal(s) allowed
• Mukesh K. Tripathi v. Sr. Divisional Manager, LIC and Ors.
  2004 INSC 4996 September 2004Dismissed
• Krishna Bhadur v. M/S. Purna Theatre and Ors.
  2004 INSC 47825 August 2004Appeal(s) allowed
• Delhi Transport Corporation v. Shyam Lal
  2004 INSC 44412 August 2004Partly allowed
• Delhi Transport Corporation v. Sardar Singh
  2004 INSC 44212 August 2004Appeal(s) allowed
• M/S. B.P.L. Ltd. and Ors. v. R. Sudhakar and Ors.
  2004 INSC 3656 May 2004Leave Granted & Allowed
• Engineering Kamgar Union v. M/S. Electro Steels Castings Ltd. and Anr.
  2004 INSC 28016 April 2004Dismissed
• Mukand Ltd. v. Mukand Staff and Officers Association
  2004 INSC 15610 March 2004No. 7340-7341/2001 dismissed.
• U.P. State Bridge Corporation Ltd. and Ors. v. U.P. Rajya Setu Nigam S. Karamchari Sangh
  2004 INSC 10913 February 2004Appeal(s) allowed
• Workmen of Nilgiri Coop. Mkt. Society Ltd. v. State of Tamil Nadu and Ors.
  2004 INSC 895 February 2004Dismissed
• The Divisional Manager, Apsrtc and Ors. v. P. Lakshmoji Rao and Ors.
  2004 INSC 5022 January 2004Disposed of
• Ahmedabad Pvt. Primary Teachers' Association v. Administrative Officer and Ors.
  2004 INSC 3213 January 2004Dismissed
• Andhra Bank v. W.T. Seshachalam
  2004 INSC 145 January 2004Dismissed
• Radha Raman Samanta v. Bank of India and Ors.
  2003 INSC 74219 December 2003Appeal(s) allowed
• Bajaj Auto Ltd. v. Bhojane Gopinath D. and Ors.
  2003 INSC 72917 December 2003Disposed of
• Hindalco Industries Ltd. v. Union of India and Ors.
  2003 INSC 67727 November 2003Dismissed
• Engineering Laghu Udyog Employees' Union v. The Judge, Labour Court and Industrial Tribunal and Anr.
  2003 INSC 67025 November 2003Dismissed
• Pondicherry Khadi and Village Industries Board v. P. Kulothangan and Anr.
  2003 INSC 59131 October 2003Appeal(s) allowed
• Sarva Shramik Sangh v. Mis. Indian Smelting and Refining Co. Ltd. and Ors.
  2003 INSC 56928 October 2003Dismissed
• M/S. U.P. Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. v. Ramanuj Yadav and Ors.
  2003 INSC 50423 September 2003Dismissed