Which of the following Acts of 1947 regulates the Indian labour law with regard to trade unions as well as individual workmen?

The correct answer is Industrial Disputes Act. Key Points

• ​The Indian Labour Law is governed by the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 in as much as it relates to trade unions and specific workers employed in any industry on the Indian mainland.
• The Act also establishes:
  • a clause that provides for the worker to be compensated in the event of a shutdown, layoff, or retrenchment.
  • the process for obtaining advance approval from the relevant government to lay off employees, retrench them or shut down industrial facilities.
  • the steps to be taken in response to unfair labour practices by an employer, a trade union, or employees.

Additional Information

• Indian Councils Act:
  • The Indian Councils Act of 1861 was an Act of the British Parliament that changed the way India's executive council operated such that it operated as a cabinet with a portfolio structure.
  • Six "ordinary members" made up this cabinet, each in charge of a different division of the Calcutta government: the home, revenue, military, law, finance, and (from 1874) public works.
• Charter Act:
  • The East India Company's monopoly over India was broken by the Charter legislation of 1813.
  • Yet, the business was able to maintain its monopoly in commerce with China and trade in tea with India.
• Rowlatt Act:
  • The Imperial Legislative Council, British India's legislature, passed the Rowlatt Acts in February 1919.
  • The acts permitted the incarceration of suspects without a trial and allowed for the trial of some political crimes without juries.