Industrial Disputes Act

39,985 indexed judgments cite this act. Sections below link to the judgments in the corpus that rely on them, alongside a recently decided selection.

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Sections in the index

Section 1Short title
Section 2Extent of Act
Section 3Interpretation-clause
Section 4Matrimonial jurisdiction of High Courts to be exercised subject to Act Exception
Section 5Enforcement of decrees or orders made heretofore by Supreme or High Court
Section 6Pending suits
Section 7[Omitted]
Section 8Extraordinary jurisdiction of High Court
Section 9Reference to High Court
Section 10Grounds for dissolution of marriage
Section 11Adulterer to be co-respondent
Section 12Court to be satisfied of absence of collusion
Section 13Dismissal of petition
Section 14Power to Court to pronounce decree for dissolving marriage
Section 15Relief in case of opposition on certain grounds
Section 16Decrees for dissolution to be nisi
Section 17Power of High Court to remove certain suits
Section 18Petition for decree of nullity
Section 19Grounds of decree
Section 20[Omitted]
Section 21Children of annulled marriage
Section 22Bar to decree for divorce a mensa et toro; but judicial separation obtainable by husband or wife
Section 23Application for separation made by petition
Section 24Separated wife deemed spinster with respect to after-acquired property
Section 25Separated wife deemed spinster for purposes of contract and suing
Section 26Decree of separation obtained during absence of husband or wife may be reversed
Section 27Deserted wife may apply to court for protection
Section 28Court may grant protection-order
Section 29Discharge or variation of orders
Section 30Liability of husband seizing wife’s property after notice of order
Section 31Wife’s legal position during continuance of order
Section 32Petition for restitution of conjugal rights
Section 33Answer to petition
Section 34Omitted
Section 35[Omitted]
Section 36Alimony pendente lite
Section 37Power to order permanent alimony
Section 38Court may direct payment of alimony to wife or to her trustee
Section 39Omitted
Section 40Inquiry into existence of ante-nuptial or post-nuptial settlements
Section 41Power to make orders as to custody of children in suit for separation
Section 42Power to make such orders after decree
Section 43Power to make orders as to custody of children in suits for dissolution or nullity
Section 44Power to make such orders after decree or confirmation
Section 45Code of Civil Procedure to apply
Section 46Forms of petitions and statements
Section 47Petition to state absence of collusion
Section 48Suits on behalf of lunatics
Section 49Suits by minors
Section 50Service of petition
Section 51Mode of taking evidence
Section 52Competence of husband and wife to give evidence as to cruelty or desertion
Section 53Power to close doors
Section 54Power to adjourn
Section 55Enforcement of, and appeals from, orders and decrees
Section 56Appeal to the Supreme Court
Section 57Liberty to parties to marry again
Section 58English clergyman not compelled to solemnize marriages of persons divorced for adultery
Section 59English Minister refusing to perform ceremony to permit use of his Church
Section 60Decree for separation or protection-order valid as to persons dealing with wife before reversal
Section 61Bar of suit for criminal conversation
Section 62Power to make rules
Section 10A.Dissolution of marriage by mutual consent
Section 17A.[Omitted]

Recently decided under this act

Shri. Aniruddh Kumar Dhaniram Upadhyay v. M/s. Emeresons Process Management (India) Pvt. Ltd.27 Aug 2026
SANDEEP v. MARNE, J. DATED20 Aug 2026
Parasram Sahu v. State Of Chhattisgarh12 Aug 2026
Parasram Sahu v. State Of Chhattisgarh12 Aug 2026
Parasram Sahu v. State Of Chhattisgarh12 Aug 2026
Shatrughn Yadav v. The Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd11 Aug 2026
The Managing Director, M/S Tidal Laboratories v. Pradeep Kumar06 Aug 2026
The Managing Director, M/S Tidal Laboratories v. Pradeep Kumar06 Aug 2026
The Managing Director, M/S Tidal Laboratories v. Pradeep Kumar06 Aug 2026
The Managing Director, M/S Tidal Laboratories v. Pradeep Kumar06 Aug 2026
The Managing Director, M/S Tidal Laboratories v. Vikram Singh06 Aug 2026
The Managing Director, M/S Tidal Laboratories v. Vikram Singh06 Aug 2026