B.A. LL.B. (Five Years) Sem 5 Labour Law I 2019 Dec Question Paper - KSLU

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UNIT - I

1. Q1 (a) Explain the procedure to be followed to register a Trade Union under the Trade Unions Act, 1926.
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2. Q1 OR Explain the general and political funds and their collection under the Trade Unions Act, 1926.
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3. Q1 (b) Change of name and amalgamation of Trade Union.
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4. Q1 OR Cancellation of certificate of registration of a Trade Union.
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UNIT - II

1. Q2 (a) Explain the provisions relating to reference of an industrial dispute.
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2. Q2 OR Define "industrial dispute". When does an individual dispute become an industrial dispute ? Explain with the help of decided cases.
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3. Q2 (b) Works Committee.
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4. Q2 OR Award.
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UNIT - III

1. Q3 (a) Define strike. What are the various kinds of strikes mentioned in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 ?
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2. Q3 OR Define "retrenchment". Explain with decided cases the provisions of Chapter V A with reference to retrenchment.
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3. Q3 (b) Mohan and Co. Ltd. directed its workmen not to report for work for 15 days due to water scarcity in the industry. The workmen claimed lay off compensation. Mohan and Co. Ltd. refused to pay. Decide.
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4. Q3 OR The certifying officer certified and sent to the employer the standing orders for his industry without sending a copy to the concerned Trade Union. The Trade Union challenges the standing orders as invalid because they were not consulted. Decide.
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UNIT - IV

1. Q4 (a) Explain the circumstances under which an employer is liable to pay compensation under the Employees Compensation Act, 1923.
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2. Q4 OR Discuss the composition, powers and duties of the ESI Corporation under the Employees State Insurance Corporation Act, 1948.
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3. Q4 (b) Raja was working as an electrician in David and Co. Ltd. David and Co. Ltd. is a Subscriber to the ESI Corporation. Raja comes into contact with a live wire and dies. His widow Rani claims compensation under the Employees Compensation Act, 1923. David and Co. refuses to pay. What is the remedy available to Rani ?
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4. Q4 OR Benefits available under ESI Act, 1948.
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UNIT - V

1. Q5 (a) Describe the various deductions which may be lawfully made by an employer under the Payment of Wages Act, 1936.
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2. Q5 OR Explain the provisions of the Factories Act, 1948 that deal with Annual Leave with Wages.
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3. Q5 (b) Niteesh and Company Ltd. are manufacturing salt from sea water on the coast of Ratnagiri in Maharashtra. They have employed 30 workers to collect the salt, pack it and load it onto trucks. The Inspector of Factories prosecutes the Director for not maintaining a register of workers as required under the Factories Act, 1948. Niteesh and Co. contend that they are not a factory as defined in the Factories Act, 1948. Decide.
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4. Q5 OR Write short notes on the powers of an Inspector under the Payment of Wages Act, 1936.
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