Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 · Chapter VC: Unfair Labour Practices
Section 25U: Penalty for committing unfair labour practices
The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 was repealed and replaced by the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 from 21 November 2025. It still applies to matters and proceedings from before that date, as the repealing law provides.
In plain words
Anyone who commits an unfair labour practice can be punished with imprisonment up to six months, or a fine up to one thousand rupees, or both.
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Official text
Any person who commits any unfair labour practice shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees or with both.]
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the text of the Act as it stood before its repeal. 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.