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Supreme Court judgments on Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

33 judgments, latest first, from 2018 to 2025. Listed when the Supreme Court Reports file the judgment's headnote under this Act, as printed at the start of the headnote. Judgments that only mention it in passing are not listed.

The General Manager (P) Canara Bank vs Ganganarasimhaiah
SC · 9 September 2025
[2025] 9 S.C.R. 703 : 2025 INSC 1088
Issue arose whether the Division Bench of the High Court was justified in affirming the award passed by the Industrial Tribunal by setting aside the punishment of compulsory retirement imposed upon the respondent-workman…
Harinagar Sugar Mills Ltd. (Biscuit Division) & Anr. vs State of Maharashtra & Ors.
SC · 4 June 2025
[2025] 7 S.C.R. 427 : 2025 INSC 801
(i) Whether letter dated 25.09.2019 sent by the Deputy Secretary of State Government can be construed to be an order - Connectedly, whether the appellants would be entitled to the relief of deemed closure, as on 27.10.20…
UCO Bank & Anr. vs Vijay Kumar Handa
SC · 3 April 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 389 : 2025 INSC 442
The appellant-Bank dismissed the respondent from the services. Whether the respondent was entitled to receive the terminal benefits for the period of service he had rendered.
The Management of Worth Trust vs The Secretary, Worth Trust Workers Union
SC · 2 April 2025
[2025] 5 S.C.R. 360 : 2025 INSC 432
Issue arose as to whether the appellant-trust which is engaged in charitable and also commercial activities can be exempted under section 32 of the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 and thus, not liable to pay any bonus to its…
Dushyant Janbandhu vs M/s Hyundai Autoever India Pvt. Ltd.
SC · 11 December 2024
[2024] 12 S.C.R. 492 : 2024 INSC 966
High Court allowing the petition filed by the respondent under Section 11(6) under the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996 appointed an arbitrator. Whether the disputes relating to nonpayment of wages and the legality…
Ganapati Bhikarao Naik vs Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited
SC · 13 November 2024
[2024] 11 S.C.R. 1628 : 2024 INSC 871
Whether the High Court was correct in setting aside the Award passed by Labour Court wherein Labour Court allowed the reinstatement of the employee with full back wages, continuity of service, and all other consequential…
Lenin Kumar Ray vs M/s Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.
SC · 21 October 2024
[2024] 10 S.C.R. 2303 : 2024 INSC 802
Whether the appellant employee falls within the definition of “workman” under Section 2(s) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, was illegally terminated from service in violation of procedure laid down in law.
M/S Bharti Airtel Limited vs A.S. Raghavendra
SC · 2 April 2024
[2024] 4 S.C.R. 100 : 2024 INSC 265
Whether the respondent would or would not come within the definitional stipulation of a “workman” as laid out under Section 2(s), Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
Ernakulam Regional Cooperative Milk Producers Union Ltd. Etc. vs Nithu & Ors. Etc.
SC · 31 January 2024
[2024] 1 S.C.R. 1235 : 2024 INSC 230
The appellant, a Cooperative Society, had issued a notification dated 29.01.2011 inviting applications for regular recruitment to, inter alia, the post of Plant Attender, Grade-III. The Respondents challenged the notific…
D.N. Krishnappa vs The Deputy General Manager
SC · 12 December 2022
[2022] 17 S.C.R. 809 : 2022 INSC 1273
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 – s.33-C(2) – Recovery of money due from an employer – Award passed ordering reinstatement with back wages – Order stayed during pendency of proceedings – Denial of back wages from date of a…
Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation vs Bharat Singh Jhala (Dead) Son of Shri Nathu Singh, through Legal Heirs & Anr.
SC · 30 September 2022
[2022] 7 S.C.R. 276 : 2022 INSC 1048
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 – ss.10, 33(2)(b) – Termination – Departmental Enquiry against workman-conductor (since deceased) for not issuing the tickets even after collecting the amount of tickets – Terminated in 2001…
Jeetubha Khansangi Jadeja vs Kutchh District Panchayat
SC · 23 September 2022
[2022] 4 S.C.R. 854 : 2022 INSC 1006
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 – s.25B – Continuous service – Termination – Not justified – Appellant-workman was appointed as a watchman by Respondent society-managment – Terminated – Labour Court held that the appellant…
M/s Mitra S.P. (P) Ltd. & Anr. vs Dhiren Kumar
SC · 4 August 2022
[2022] 6 S.C.R. 871 : 2022 INSC 795
Labour Laws – Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 – s.33(C)(2) – Single Judge of High Court passed common judgment - dismissing the writ petition preferred by the Management in which the Management challenged the original judg…
M/s Bombay Chemical Industries vs Deputy Labour Commissioner & Anr.
SC · 4 February 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 523 : 2022 INSC 152
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: s.33C(2) – Recovery of money due from an employer – Serious dispute that respondent no.2 had worked as an employee of appellant – Jurisdiction of Labour Court – Respondent No.2 filed an app…
Divisional Controller Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation vs Kalawati Pandurang Fulzele
SC · 31 January 2022
[2022] 1 S.C.R. 399 : 2022 INSC 125
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947:ss. 25F and 25G – Retrenchment of workman – On facts, terminationof workman set aside by courts belowexcept Industrial Court and ordered reinstatement with back wages – Correctness of – Held…
K.V. Anil Mithra & Anr. vs Sree Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit & Anr.
SC · 27 October 2021
[2021] 11 S.C.R. 297 : 2021 INSC 679
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 – ss.25F, 25B – Termination – Retrenchment– Violation of s.25F–Respondent-University regularized appellants-workmen serving on daily wage basis in nonteaching staff category – Objections rai…
Caparo Engineering India Ltd. vs Ummed Singh Lodhi and Anr.
SC · 26 October 2021
[2021] 8 S.C.R. 780 : 2021 INSC 676
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: s.9A – Transfer order – Amounting to illegal change under s.9A – Respondent-workmen employed in the Dewas factory of appellant as labourer – Order of transfer to Chopanki, which is 900 Kms…
Milkhi Ram vs Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board
SC · 8 October 2021
[2021] 6 S.C.R. 1131 : 2021 INSC 638
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 – Termination – Suit before civil court – Maintainability of – Held: Civil court lacks jurisdiction to entertain a suit structured on the provisions of the ID Act – Thus, in the present case…
Sri Dorairaj Spintex vs R Chittibabu & Ors.
SC · 22 September 2021
[2021] 12 S.C.R. 475 : 2021 INSC 527
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: s.33: Dismissal of workmen during pendency of Conciliation Proceedings – On 4 July 2002, workmen raised industrial dispute under s.2(k) – Dispute was taken into conciliation and proceedings…
Rajasthan State Road Transport Corp. Managing Director & Anr. vs Ramesh Kumar Sharma
SC · 16 January 2020
[2020] 1 S.C.R. 113 : 2020 INSC 47
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 – ss. 2(k), s.2-A – Imposition of fine on the respondents-workmen by the appellant-management – Assailed by respondents by filing suit in 2005 inter alia for permanent injunction – Appellant…
General Manager, Electrical Rengali Hydro Electric Project, Orissa and Others vs Sri Giridhari Sahu and Others
SC · 12 September 2019
[2019] 12 S.C.R. 293 : 2019 INSC 1020
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: s. 33A r/w. s. 33 – Application – By NMR workers/employees of appellant – Alleging that they were prevented from discharging their duties, by fraudulently and by applying undue influence ge…
Sunil Kumar Biswas vs Ordinance Factory Board & Ors.
SC · 29 March 2019
[2019] 5 S.C.R. 1046 : 2019 INSC 436
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 – s.10 – Reference of disputes to Boards, Courts or Tribunals – Appellant and respondent nos.4-6 were working with Ordinance Factory Board (respondent no.1) for 25 years – They claimed regul…
Bundi Zila Petrol Pump Dealers Association Bundi vs Sanyojak Bundi Zila Petrol Mazdoor Sangh(B.M.S.)
SC · 12 February 2019
[2019] 2 S.C.R. 717 : 2019 INSC 179
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 – s.10(1) – State Government made reference u/s.10(1) of the Act to Industrial Tribunal to decide the various demands raised by the respondent – Industrial Tribunal decided the reference ex…
Management of the Barara Cooperative Marketing-Cum-Processing Society Ltd. vs Workman Pratap Singh
SC · 2 January 2019
[2019] 1 S.C.R. 1 : 2019 INSC 1
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 – s.25(H) – Applicability of – Held: s.25(H) applies to the cases where employer has proposed to take into their employment any persons to fill up the vacancies – It is at that time, the emp…
Manju Saxena vs Union of India & Anr.
SC · 3 December 2018
[2018] 14 S.C.R. 993 : 2018 INSC 1141
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: ss.2(oo) and 25F – The post held by the employee became redundant – Offer of four alternate posts by the employer – Refused by the employee – Severance package also refused by the employee…
Management, Hindustan Machine Tools Ltd. vs Ghanshyam Sharma
SC · 30 October 2018
[2018] 13 S.C.R. 1193 : 2018 INSC 1016
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: s. 11A – Termination of services of casual worker, who had worked for just 240 days – Labour Court set aside the termination order holding it as illegal and directed reinstatement of the wo…
Currency Note Press & Anr. vs N. N. Sardesai & Ors.
SC · 20 July 2018
[2018] 6 S.C.R. 648 : 2018 INSC 625
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 – s. 33-C(2) – Overtime wages – Claim for – Applications by employees claiming overtime wages for work claimed to have been done by them in discharge of their duties – Dismissed by the labou…
M/s. Haryana Suraj Malting Ltd. vs Phool Chand
SC · 18 May 2018
[2018] 5 S.C.R. 377 : 2018 INSC 537
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: ss. 16, 17 and 17A – Ex-parte award – Power to recall, by the Industrial Tribunal/Labour Court after it becomes enforceable – Held: Industrial tribunal/labour court is not functus officio a…
Paradeep Phosphates Limited vs State of Orissa & Ors.
SC · 19 April 2018
[2018] 3 S.C.R. 507 : 2018 INSC 377
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: s.9A – Change in conditions of service – In 1998, due to financial crunch, Government decided to enhance retirement age from 58 to 60 – Appellant-company implemented the said decision of go…
Mohd. Ali vs State of H.P. and Others
SC · 16 April 2018
[2018] 6 S.C.R. 727 : 2018 INSC 346
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 – s. 25F – Condition precedent to retrenchment – Appellant was engaged as casual labour in the agriculture farm on muster roll basis – He worked there from 1980 to 1991 and completed 240 day…

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