Annexure ‘CD – 01’

U T TA R P R A D E S H

FORMAT FOR COURSE CURRICULUM

L T P/S SW/FW No. of TOTAL

PSDA CREDIT
Course Title: Labour Law I UNITS
4 0 0 0 1 4

Credit Units: 4

Course Level: UG Course Code: LAW 302

Course Objectives: The course aims at imparting to the students an in-depth understanding of Labour Laws in India by recourse to relevant judicial
pronouncements in this regard.
 It aims at the many aspects of the relationship between trade unions, employers and employees which is the most important part of any industry.

Pre-requisites: The students should have the knowledge of the Indian Constitution as labour is a subject in the concurrent list of the Indian Constitution.

Course Contents/Syllabus:
Weightage (%)
Module I: Regulation of Trade Union & Unfair Labour Practices: 25%
History of Trade Union Movement in India and need to form Trade Union. , Workers Right to form Union vis-à-vis
Indian Constitution; the Membership of Trade Union, Closed shop and Union shop, Registration of Trade Union,
Remedies in case of non-registration and cancellation of registration of union, Privileges and Protection of registered
Trade Union form certain acts and omissions, Unfair labour practices and victimization.
Module II: Collective Bargaining: 20%
Concept and importance of collective bargaining, Pre-requisites for collective bargaining, Process of administering
collective agreement (Negotiation, Mediation, & Voluntary arbitration & Compulsory Arbitration.) , Duration and
enforcement of bipartite Agreement (Secs. 18, 19, Industrial Disputes Act, 1947), Pressurization: Strike, Go-Slow, wok
to rule, Gherao and Lockout.
Module III: Regulation of Industrial Disputes 20%
 Define the concept of Industry, Industrial Dispute and workman, Power of Government to refer Industrial Disputes for
adjudication: The Adjudicatory Machinery, Award and its binding nature, Judicial review of Awards , The concept of
lay-off, retrenchment and procedure and compensation relating to lay-off and retrenchment.
Module IV: Standing Orders 15%
Concept, Nature and scope of standing orders under Industrial Employment (Standing Order) Act, 1946, Formulation of
Standing Orders and its Certification process, Modification: Modification and temporary application of Model Standing
Order, Interpretation and Legal status of Standing Orders.
Module V: Discipline in Industries 20%
Doctrine of hire and fire in the context of social welfare, Fairness in disciplinary process: Meaning of misconduct, Right
to know: The Charge Sheet, Right to defend; Domestic enquiry notice, evidence, cross examination, unbiased enquiry
officer and reasoned decision, Punishment of misconduct, Prenatal (permission) and Postnatal (Approach) control
during pendency of proceeding (Sec. 33 of industries and Disputes Act).

Course Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the course students will be able to:

 Study the Indian labour laws which are considered to be very highly regulated and rigid as compared to those of other countries in the world.

 The students will also establish a legal system that facilitates productive individual and collective employment relationships, and therefore a productive
economy.

It serves as an important vehicle for students who opts for a corporate career because they can achieve harmonious industrial relations based on workplace
democracy.

Pedagogy for Course Delivery:

The course will be delivered through a combination of theoretical and case study approach. All the leading cases as well as current cases shall be discussed to
clear queries & doubts and to make concepts more clear.
PSDA

 Judgment Analysis of Labor Law

 Analysis of various welfare schemes under Labor Law
 Visit to Labour Court, Industrial Tribunal and authorities under the Acts.
 Document Preparation for Claim of Beneficiary
  Interactions with workmen regarding conditions pertaining to health, safety and welfare at their work-place.

Lab/Practical details, if applicable:

List of Experiments:
NA

Assessment/ Examination Scheme:

Theory L/T (%) Lab/Practical/Studio (%)

50% NA

Theory Assessment (L&T):

End Term Examination

Components (Drop Class Test Project Viva PSDA Attendance End-term Examination
down)

Linkage of PSDA with

Internal Assessment
Component, if any
Weightage (%) 10% 10% 5% 10% 5% 60%

Lab/ Practical/ Studio Assessment:

Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment End Term Examination

(____ %) (____ %)

Components (Drop down

Weightage (%)
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Class Test   
Project   
Viva  
PSDA 1 (Report)   
PSDA 2 (Presentation)  

Text Reading:
The Constitution of India 1950.

O.P. Malhotra,: The Law of Industrial Disputes.

Indian Law Institute: Labour Law and Labour Relations.

PK Padhi: Labour & Industrial

References:

AIR Manuals