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PGDM 2010-12: Term-V

LABOUR LAW APPLICATIONS
Prof. E. M. Rao

COURSE OUTLINE

1. Origin and Sources of Law - Legal Concepts: Rights - wrongs - Liability -Obligations-Duties - Powers - Immunity – Disability – Justice (distributive v. corrective)

2. Discipline - Introduction - common law right of employers - the nature of restrictions imposed on the common law right to terminate - rights of workmen u/s. 2-A of the ID Act - Nature of powers conferred on the adjudicators u/s. 11-A - misconduct - misdemeanour - carelessness - standing orders – misconduct: classification

4. Disciplinary proceedings: implications of preliminary enquiry - Charge-sheet - nature, scope and criticality of CS - contents of CS - precautions, issues and concerns in framing charges - Show-cause notice vs. Charge-sheet - Domestic Enquiry - Principles of Natural Justice reasonable opportunity - representation of parties - examination-in chief - cross-examination - re-examination and re-cross - manner of adducing evidence - leading questions - role of EO - summing-up arguments - enquiry proceedings vs. enquiry findings - closing of enquiry proceedings - findings or report of the EO; need for, and importance of.

5. Nature and scope of Ss. 33 and 33-A: workman concerned in the dispute: who is? - misconduct connected with the dispute: what is? – Prior permission vs. post-facto approval of the action – protected workman – violation of S. 33: Effect.

6. Status vs. Contract - Freedom of Contract – Contract of service vs. Contract for ervice - Notional extension of employment - Apportionment of blame – Implied power - Error of fact vs. Error of law - Error of law apparent on the face of the record – what is? - Ultra vires - Res judicata - Ejusdem generis - Noscitur a sociis - Relation back – casus omissus - Ratio decidendi - Obiter dicta - Stare decisis - - Mischief Rule - Rule of Hard cases - Judicial precedent - Judicial Hierarchy - Judicial Activism - Judicial inconsistency & unpredictability.

Evaluation Components
Case Analysis & Presentation - - - - - 15
Class Participation (as reflected in Exams)- - - 10
Mid-Term - - - - - - 25
End-term - - - - - - 40
Overall performance - - - - - 10
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Total - - - - - - - 100
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Book: Industrial Jurisprudence: A Critical Commentary, (2008), EM Rao, Lexis Nexis.
NOTE: This book has to be owned by all students, as they are required to refer it continuously in every session and also for case analysis.
Created By: Debasis Mohanty on 08/30/2011 at 04:28 PM
Category: PGDM-II Doctype: Document

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