Factory Safety Laws — Landmark Judgments

Landmark Judgments

Consumer Education & Research Centre v. Union of India (27 January 1995), [1995] 1 SCR 626

1995

In the asbestos-industry case, the Supreme Court translated worker-health protection into concrete duties, including long-term health records, exposure monitoring and health…

Gujarat Mazdoor Sabha v. State of Gujarat, W.P. (C) No. 708 of 2020 (1 October 2020)

2020

The Court quashed Gujarat notifications relaxing factory working-hour and overtime protections during the pandemic. Economic losses did not satisfy the specific public-emergency…

Occupational Health and Safety Association v. Union of India, W.P. (C) No. 79 of 2005 (31 January 2014)

2014

The Court required scrutiny of occupational-health protection in coal-fired thermal power plants through the respective High Courts. It sought examination of health-delivery…