Labor Laws and Worker Rights — Landmark Judgments

Landmark Judgments

Bandhua Mukti Morcha v. Union of India

1984

This landmark judgment by the Supreme Court of India brought the issue of bonded labor to the forefront of judicial activism. The Court treated a letter from a public interest…

People's Union for Democratic Rights (PUDR) v. Union of India

1982

Also known as the Asiad Workers' Case, this judgment was pivotal in defining 'forced labor' under Article 23 of the Constitution. The Supreme Court held that forced labor is not…