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LL.B. (Three Years) Labour Laws Syllabus - SPPU 2026

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Semester 6 · Third Year · 4 credits

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Syllabus for Labour Laws

Semester 6 · Third Year · 4 credits

Course aims

  • This course attempts to focus on the important labour legislations which proved to be the milestone in the life of not only labour classes, but women, children and depressed classes for the upliftment in the society. This course will definitely helps to understand the legislative history of the labour legislations and its importance in the upliftment of the labour class and also helps to know the efforts of the legislators in the enactment of the landmark legislations.

Objectives

  • The first industrial revolution and the second industrial revolution results into the exploitation of the workers. After the second world war world moved towards the progress and development in the industrial area. This progress and development affects the life of the labour. Objective of this course is to know and understand the labour movement in pre-independence and post- independence era. Constitution of India enshrined the socio-economic values in the fundamental rights and directive principles of the state policy. The another objective of the course is to acquaint the students to know and understand the role of state in making the ‘Social Welfare Legislations’ or ‘Social Security Legislations’. Constitution of India played very important role in the protection of weaker sections and this course aims to study the role and the efforts of the framers of the constitution not only after the commencement of the constitution but before the commencement of the constitution.

Outcomes

  • ● Students will be acquainted with the legislative history of labour legislations in pre- independence era.
  • ● Students will be acquainted with the efforts of the constitutional framers in inculcating the Socio-economic values in the constitution
  • ● Socio-economic developments enshrined under the Part IV i.e. Directive Principles of State Policy will help the students to understand the law making policy in area of labour.
  • ● Students will be inculcated with ‘Social Security Legislations’ for the upliftment of the weaker sections of the society.
  • ● Students will be able to identify the laws providing the benefits and facilities to the women employees working in the establishments.

Module 01: Historical Background of Labour Legislations in India

  • 1. First Industrial Revolution Second Industrial Revolution- its impact on labour movement & labour legislations. (Concurrent List)
  • 2. Constitutional Provisions- Fundamental Rights, Directive Principles of State Policy. Legislative Relations between Central and State.

Module 02: Industrial Disputes- Theory and Provisions

  • 1. Main features of the Industrial Disputes Act
  • 2. Important Definitions (Industry, Industrial Dispute, Wages, Dismissal deemed to be an Industrial Dispute. Authorities under the Act.
  • 3. Provisions regarding Strike, Lock-out, Lay-off and Retrenchment. Unfair labour practices.

Module 03: The Factories Act: 1948 Weapon of Security

  • 1. Object and Scope of the Factories Act, Approval and Licensing.
  • 2. Important Definitions: Factory, Manufacturing Process, Occupier, Employer
  • 3. Weapon of Security: Health Safety and Welfare Provisions.
  • 4. Working Hours of Adults and Children , Annual Leave with Wages.

Module 04: The Employees Compensation Act: 1923

  • 1. Object and Scope of the Act, Important Definitions
  • 2. Employers Liability for Compensation, Doctrine of Notional Extension and Doctrine of Added Peril.
  • 3. Landmark Judgements
  • 4. Exclusion of Employers Liability
  • 5. Distribution of Compensation.

Module 05: The Employees State Insurance Act:1923,

  • 1. Object and Scope of the Act, Important Definitions
  • 2. ESI Act: A beneficial piece of Legislation
  • 3. Employees’ State Insurance Corporation, ESI Fund
  • 4. Various Benefits, Adjudication of Disputes and Claims

Module 06: Laws Relating to Wages

  • 1. The Payment of Wages Act, 1936 - Object and Scope of the Act, Definition of Wages, Fixation and Revision of Minimum Wages, Theories of Wages.
  • 2. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 - Object and Scope of the Act, Concept of Payment of Wages, Various Deductions from Wages, Authorities under the Act.
  • 3. The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946:
  • a) Model Standing Orders-Misconducts
  • b) Disciplinary Proceedings in Industries/Domestic Inquiry- Preliminary Enquiry, Charge-sheet, Procedure of Domestic Inquiry, Enquiry report and Punishment.

Additional Readings

  • 1. V.G. Goswami, Labour and Industrial Laws, Central Law Agency.
  • 2. H.L. Kumar, Law Relating to Disciplinary Proceedings in Industries, Universal Publishing Co. Pvt. Ltd.
  • 3. P.K. Padhi, Labour and Industrial Law, Fourth Edition
  • 4. Aiyer & Aiyer, Commentary on the Employees Compensation Act, Universal Law Publishing.
  • 5. O.P. Malhotra’s, The Law of Industrial Disputes, Lexis Nexis.
  • 6. Meenu Paul, Labour and Industrial Law, Allahabad Law Agency, 10th Edition 2017, Reprinted 2022
  • 7. S.N. Mishra, Labour and Industrial Laws, Central Law Publications.
  • 8. P.L. Malik, Handbook of Labour and Industrial Law, Eastern Book Company.
  • 9. Avtar Singh and Harpreet kaur, Introduction to Labour and Industrial Law, LexisNexis
  • 10. S.N. Mishra, Labour and Industrial Laws, Central Law Publications.
  • 11. P.L. Malik, Handbook of Labour and Industrial Law, Eastern Book Company.
  • 12. G.M. Kothari, How to Conduct and Defend Disciplinary Inquiry and Cases, Eastern Book Company
  • 13. S.K. Puri, Labour and Industrial Law, Allahabad Law Agency, Universal Labour & Industrial Laws Edition 2024
  • 14. S.P. Jain, Industrial and Labour Laws, Dhanpat Rai & Co.

Any other information

  • 1. The topics, cases and suggested readings given above are not exhaustive.
  • 2. Teachers of the Course shall be at liberty to add the case/suggested readings.
  • 3. Students are required to study/refer to the legislations as amended from time to time, and consult the latest editions of books on this course.

Reproduced from the Savitribai Phule Pune University Revised CBCS Rule and Syllabus for LL.B., the 2023 pattern as amended on 18 July 2024. Wording is as printed in that syllabus. Module numbering is as printed there too.

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