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Industrial Relations Code — Legal Precedents

Updated 5 Mar 2026

Legal Precedents

All India Bank Employees' Association v. National Industrial Tribunal

1962

Established the principle that the right to strike is not a fundamental right but a legal right subject to statutory restrictions. This judgment provides the constitutional…

Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board v. A. Rajappa

1978

Defined 'industry' under the Industrial Disputes Act, establishing that any systematic activity organized by cooperation between employer and employee for production or…

T.K. Rangarajan v. Government of Tamil Nadu

2003

Supreme Court held that government employees have no fundamental, legal, moral, or equitable right to go on strike. This judgment influences the Industrial Relations Code's…