Reviewed case brief
Central Provinces Transport Services Ltd. v Raghunath Gopal Patwardhan
AIR 1957 SC 104
AIR 1957 SC 104 · Supreme Court of India
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Year
- 1957
- Subjects
- Labour Law
- Reviewed
- 2026-08-02
Rule established
A dispute concerning the termination or dismissal of a single individual employee, not sponsored or supported by a union or a substantial number of workmen, generally does not qualify as an 'industrial dispute' under Section 2(k) of the Industrial Disputes Act, unless it acquires a collective character through union or workmen support.
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How to use it in an exam
Editorial source
AIR 1957 SC 104; foundational authority distinguishing individual disputes from industrial disputes, cross-verify citation before exam use
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