The ancient Sumerians, Persians, Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans all had a tradition of arbitration. Arbitration “took its rise in the very infancy of Society” as a private and self-contained method, distinctive from litigation and not as a postscript to development of public courts. The...

In this paper the power of the Industrial Tribunal/Labour Court to set aside an ex parte award is examined. It will examine the law relating to it and will also critique the recent judgements of the Supreme Court of India as there appears to be a conflict in judicial decisions

The Industrial Disputes Act as it stood in 1947 had no provision for payment of 'lay-off' and 'retrenchment' compensation in case workmen were laid off or retrenched in case of certain contingencies. Though some progressive employers used to voluntarily pay and Industrial Tribunals and courts...