Materials Compilation of Years Previous question Papers unit wise

Subject Labor Laws-I

Type of questions Main Questions

Semester II Sem- [3 years LLB]

Index [ hyperlink]

Unit-I
Collective Bargain
Trade unionism
Immunities
Fund
Unit-II
General
Appropriate Govt
Industrial Dispute
Employees. /Work Men
Award
Authorities
Reference
Arbitration
Industry
Unit -III
Layoff
Lockout
Strike
Notice
Retrenchment
Closure
Standing Order
Unfair Trade Practice
Unit-IV
A) Employees Compensation Act
Compensation
Authorities
Notional Extention
Disablement
B ESI Act
Procedures/Adjudication
Benefits
Authorities
ESI Courts
Others
Unit-V
A Factories Act
Young Person
Welfare Measures
Leave
B Payment of Wages Act

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Unit-I

Sl Questions Year

Collective Bargaining

1 Explain Collective Bargaining and types, methods of collective bargaining. Mar-2021

How the settlements done

2 What are the principles underlying labour legislations Jun-2012

Jan-2015
3 Explain the factors which were responsible for departure from old theory Jan-2011
of Master servant

Trade Unionism

4 What is Trade Unionism? Explain the growth of Trade Unionism 2019

Registration

5 Discuss the provisions of Trade Unions Act, 1926 relating to Registration Dec-2014
and Cancellation of Trade Unions Dec-2020

6 Explain the provisions relating to registration of a Trade Union. Jan-2011

Jan-2012
Dec-2012
Dec-2017
Mar-2021
7 Discuss the provisions relating to recognition of trade union. Jun-2012

8 What is Trade Union? Explain the procedure for registration of Trade Jun-2018
Union.

9 Explain the procedure to be followed to register a Trade Union under the Dec-219
Trade Unions Act, 1926.

10 Discuss the provisions of Trade Union Act, 1926 relating to registration Mar-2021
and cancellation of Trade Union

Immunities

11 Trade Union enjoy immunities under civil and criminal law – Discuss Jun-2014

12 Explain the provisions of trade union Act relating to the immunities Jun-2012
available to a registered trade union Dec-2015
Jun-2017

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 Jun-2019
Dec-2020
13 Briefly explain the various privileges of a registered Trade Union Jun-2016

14 Define “Trade Union”. Examine the extent of immunities available to Jun-2013

registered trade union from civil and criminal liabilities. Jun-2019
Dec-2019
15 Briefly explain the various privileges and immunities available to Mar-2021
registered Trade Union.

Fund

16 Explain the general and political funds and their collection under the Dec-2019
Trade Unions Act, 1926.

Unit-II

Sl Questions Year

General

1 Discuss briefly the impact of industrial revolution of India upon Jan-2013

workmen

2 Explain the term ‘workman’. Distinguish workman from independent Jan-2013

contractor. Marks:

3 Discuss the importance of industrial disputes legislation and a brief note Jun-2014
on its history of industrial disputes legislations in India

Appropriate Govt

4 “The questions is to whether the industry is carried on by or under the Jan-2011

authority of Central Government is essentially a question of fact
depending on the circumstances of each case”. Justify

5 Explain the definition of Appropriate Government under industrial Jun-2012

Disputes Act 1947 with reference to decided cases. Dec-2015

Industrial Dispute

6 Dispute relating to dismissal of workman – Does it amount to industrial Jan-2013

dispute? Decide giving reason

Define “Industrial Dispute”. When does an individual dispute become an Jan-2011

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 Industrial dispute Dec-2014
Jun-2016
Jun-2017
Dec-2017
Jun-2019
Mar-2021
7 Define “industrial dispute”. When does an individual dispute become an Dec-2019
industrial dispute? Explain with the help of decided cases.

8 What is Industrial Dispute? Explain the essential requisites of Industrial Dec-2020

Disputes

Employees. /Work Men

9 “All workmen are employees but all employees are not work men”. Dec-2014
Explain with the help of decided cases

[Unit is not specified in Question Paper]

Award

10 Define ‘award’. Explain the law relating to commencement and Jun-2014

enforceability of an award Mar-2021

11 Explain the provisions relating to Award under the Industrial dispute Jan-2012
Act. Dec-2017

Authorities

12 Discuss briefly the Authorities set up for the investigation and Jan-2015
settlement of industrial disputes

Reference

13 Explain the provisions relating to reference of an industrial dispute. Dec-2016

Dec-2018
Dec-2019
14 Discuss the mechanism provided under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Dec-2020
for adjudication and settlement of disputes

Arbitration

15 Explain the law relating to voluntary arbitration under the Industrial Jun-2019
Dispute Act, 1947.

16 Explain the provisions relating to voluntary arbitration under the Jun-2012

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

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17 Explain the role of arbitration in resolving industrial dispute Jun-2012

Industry

18 Explain the term “Industry” under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Dec-2016
Dec-2018
19 Define and explain the term ‘Industry’ with the help of decided cases. Jun-2018
Dec-2019
Mar-2021
19 What is industry? Explain with reference to decided cases. Jun-2019
Mar-2021

Unit No-III

Sl Questions Year

Layoff Year

1 Explain the provisions relating to recovery of money due from the employer Jan-2012
under Industrial Dispute Ac Dec-2014

2 What is lay-off ? Explain the circumstances in which the laid-off workmen Jun-2013
are not entitled lay-off compensation

3 What is “lay-off’? Explain the provisions of Industrial Dispute Act relating to Dec-2014
lay-off

4 Explain the procedure for Lay-off and retrenchment. State the provisions Jun-2014
regarding compensation in case of lay-off and retrenchment

5 Define lay-off and what are the provisions relating to lay-off compensation? Jun-2016

6 Explain lay-off and its provisions relating to lay-off with decided cases. Mar-2021

7 Discussion the provisions relating to layoff under Industrial Dispute Act, Mar-2021
1947.

Lockout

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8 Define ‘Lock Out’ and explain the circumstances under which Lock Out is Jun-2018
legal and illegal

Strike

9 Explain the provisions relating to regulations of strikes under industrial Dec-2015

disputes act with the help of decided cases Jun-2020

10 Define Strike and what are the provisions relating to Prohibition of strike. Jun-2016
Mar-2021
11 Define ‘Strike’ and ‘Lock out’ and when they will become illegal Dec-2018

12 Define strike and lockout. Explain with reference to decided cases Jun-2019

13 Define ‘strike’ and ‘lock out’ and distinguish between them. Dec-2019

Notice

14 Discuss the procedure to be followed by the employer to make any change Jun-2012
in the conditions of service of workman under Sec. 9A of I.D. Act, 1947 ????

Retrenchment

15 Define ‘retrenchment’. When the retrenchment shall be treated as valid? Jun-2011

What are its effects?

16 Termination of service of workman by the employer for any reason what Jan-2012
soever amounts to retrenchment. Explain with the help of decided cases.

17 Discuss the provisions relating to “Retrenchment” under the Industrial Jun-2019

Disputes Act, 1947 Dec-2020

18 What is retrenchment? Explain the provisions relating to regulation of Jun-2019

retrenchment

19 Define “retrenchment”. Explain with decided cases the provisions of Dec-2019

Chapter V A with reference to retrenchment.

Closure

20 Explain the provisions relating to closure of an undertaking under Jun-2012

Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Jan-2015

Standing Order

21 What is standing order Explain the procedure as to certification of standing Dec-2020

order.

Unfair Trade Practice

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22 What is unfair labour practice? Explain various unfair labour practices on Jun-2013
the part of the employer.

Unit No-IV

A- Employees Compensation Act

Compensation

1 What is the procedure for realisation of compensation under the Jan-2012

Workmen’s Compensation Act 1923? Explain.

2 What is personal injury? When is the employer not liable to pay Jun-2013
compensation for personal injuries by accident under Workmen’s
Compensation Act? Discuss.

3 Discuss the liability of the employer to pay compensation under the Dec-2014
workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 Jun-2017
Dec-2017
Dec-2020
4 When an employer is liable to pay compensation under the Employees Jun-2016
Compensation Act, 1923?

5 Explain employer’s liability under the Employees’ Compensation Act, Jun-2019

1923 for personal injuries.

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6 Accident arising out of employment is deemed to have occurred in the Jun-2014
course of employment’. – Discuss with reference to decided cases

7 Explain the circumstances under which an employer is liable to pay Dec-2019

compensation under the Employees Compensation Act, 1923.

Authorities

8 Discuss the powers and functions of the Commissioner under the Jun-2012
workmen Compensation Act, 1923 Jun-2015

Notional Extension

9 Explain the doctrine of Notional Extension with the help of decided Dec-2016
cases Mar-2021

Disablement

10 Write a note on partial disablement and total disablement. Jun-2018

B-ESI Act

Procedures/Adjudication

11 State the procedure of employee’s insurance claims under the Jun-2011

Employees State Insurance Ac

12 Explain the provisions relating to adjudication of disputes and claims Jun-2013

under the Employees State Insurance Act, 1948

Benefits

13 Explain the types of benefit provided under Employees’ State Insurance Jun-2014
Act, 1948 and state the conditions to be fulfilled to avail them

14 State the difference between maternity benefit act 1961 and Employees Dec-2015
state insurance act 1948 with regard to maternity provisions.

15

16 Explain the various benefits provided under the Employees State Jan-2012
Insurance Act, 1948 Jan-2016
Dec-2017
Jun-2019
Dec-2020
Mar-2021

17 Explain the different kinds of benefits available under Employees State Jan-2017
Insurance Act, 1948.

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 Authorities

17 Explain the various authorities provided under the Employees State Dec-2016
Insurance Act, 1948 Jun-2019
Jun-2021
18 Discuss the powers and functions of the commissioner under the Dec-2018
Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923. Jun-2020

19 Discuss the composition, powers and duties of the ESI Corporation Dec-2019
under the Employees State Insurance Corporation Act, 1948

20 Write an explanatory note on “Medical Benefit Council” under Dec-2019

Employees State Insurance Act.

ESI Court

Explain constitution, powers and procedure of the E.S.I. Courts. Jun-2012

Dec-2015
Jun-2018
Jun-2020
Mar-2021
Others

21 Write note on ‘recovery of money due from an employer’. Jun-2013

Unit -V

Factories Act

Young Person

1 Discuss the provisions relating to employment of young persons under Jun-2012

The Factories Act, 1948

Welfare Measures

2 Discuss in brief the health and welfare measures adopted under the Jun-2014
Factories Act, 1948

3 Explain the provisions relating to the “Safety and Welfare” under the Dec-2014
Factories Act, 1948

4 Discuss the provisions to safety under the Factories Act, 1948. Jun-2012
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 Jun-2013
Jun-2016
Jun-2018
5 Explain the safety measures taken under the Factories Act, 1948. Dec-2018

6 Outline the provisions relating to the welfare scheme/measures under Jun-2012

the Factories Act, 1948 Jun-2015
Dec-2015
Dec-2020
Mar-2021
7 Briefly explain the provisions relating to health under the Factories Dec-2016
Act, 1948. Jun-2017
Jun-2019
Dec-2019
Mar-2021
8 Explain the provisions of the Factories Act relating to health and Jun-2019
safety of workers in a factory

9 Discuss in brief the health and welfare measures adopted under the Dec-2020
Factories Act, 1948

Leave

10 Explain the provisions of the Factories Act, 1948 that deal with Dec-2019
Annual Leave with Wages

B-Payment of Wages Act

11 Explain the deductions which may be made from Wages under Dec-2017
Payment of Wages Act 1936 Dec-2108
Jun-2019
Dec-2019
Mar-2021
Mar-2021
12 Explain appointment powers and procedure of authorities (Inspectors) Jun-2018
under payment of Wages Act. Mar-2021

13 Define wages and explain the objectives of the payment of Wages Act, Jun-2019
1936.

14 Define ‘Wages’. Explain the provisions relating to fixation and payment Dec-2019
of wages

15 Explain the objectives of payment of wages act and what are the Dec-2020

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