Ramachandra Subramanian, B.A.LL.B. (Hons), SASTRA Deemed To Be University
ABSTRACT
The object of all labour legislation is to regulate the relationship between capital and labour as distinct entities, so that public peace and order are not disrupted and production is not harmed. To this end, they recognise the right of labour to speak and act as a body for the protection of its common interests and to provide a machinery for speedy settlement of disputes which that body might raise. It is not concerned about the individual rights of workmen. There are appropriate forums in the ordinary courts of the land for their enforcement. This case, an important one in the arena of labour law deals with whether or not a dismissed employee can be considered to be an employee within the meaning of Section 2(10) of the C.P. and Berar Industrial Disputes Settlement Act, 1947 and whether or not an issue raised by him alone will fall within the scope of an industrial dispute as defined under Section 2(12) of the Act. It also explores the divide between an individual dispute and an industrial dispute.
Keywords: Dismissed Employee, Industrial Dispute, C.P. and Berar Industrial Disputes Settlement Act, Industrial Disputes Act.
