Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 > Procedure of Retrenchment Retrenchment: It is defined in Section 2 (oo) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. “Retrenchment” means the termination by the employer of the service of a workman for any reason whatsoever, otherwise than as a punishment inflicted by way of […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 > Retrenchment Retrenchment is a kind of downsizing of the workforce. During the process, the establishment reduces outgoing money or expenditures or redirects focus in an attempt to become more financially solvent. The definition of the term was not included in the Industrial Disputes […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 > Lay-off Compensation Before understanding lay-off compensation, we have to understand the term continuous service. Continuous Service: The term “Continuous service” is defined in S. 25B. The section defines “continuous service” as a workman shall be said to be in continuous service for a […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 > Lay-off Lay-off is one of the important factors which may lead to an industrial dispute. Explanation of the Term Lay-Off: Lay-off is defined in Section 2 (kkk) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. “Lay-off” means the failure, refusal or inability of an employer […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Labour Laws > Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 > Introduction to Industrial Disputes Act Industrialization in a country has always contributed to employment, contribution to national income, per capita income, exports and economic development on one side and industrial disputes on the other. For the industrial growth, there must […]
The theory of multiple intelligences was proposed by Howard Gardner in 1983 as a model of intelligence that differentiates intelligence into various specific (primarily sensory) modalities, rather than seeing it as dominated by a single general ability. “I want my children to understand the world, but not just because the world is fascinating and the […]
Section 11: Who are competent to contract.—Every person is competent to contract who is of the age of majority according to the law to which he is subject, and who is of sound mind and is not disqualified from contracting by any law to which he is subject. Section 12: What is a sound mind for the […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Indian Contract Act, 1872 > Invitation to Offer An offer must be distinguished from an invitation to offer (Invitation to treat by English Law). An invitation to offer is an action inviting other parties to make an offer to form a contract. These actions may sometimes appear to […]
The Indian Contract Act clearly states that there cannot be a stranger to a contract. It means any third party which is not a part of the contract for breach of contract. There are some exceptions. These exceptions are explained through the Doctrine of Privity of a Contract. The Indian Contract Act. 1872, allows the […]
Indian Legal System > Civil Laws > Indian Contract Act, 1872 > Acceptance In contract proposal and acceptance of proposal are important ingredient. In last few articles, we have discussed, proposal, types of proposal, revocation of proposal. In this article, we shall discuss another important ingredient of contract that is acceptance in details. Section 2(h) […]