📘 Law on Industrial Disputes – In 2 Volumes (With Central and State Rules) | 5th Edition (2016)
✒️ Authored by: Vithalbhai B. Patel | Language: English | Publisher: Lexis Nexis

This two-volume authoritative commentary by Vithalbhai B. Patel provides an exhaustive study of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, along with central and state rules, making it a definitive reference work on labour and industrial law in India. Widely regarded as one of the most comprehensive texts in the field, this 5th Edition (2016) offers statutory clarity, judicial interpretation, and practical insights indispensable for practitioners, academicians, and industrial relations experts.

🔍 Key Features:

• 📜 Detailed Section-Wise Commentary – exhaustive interpretation of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 with relevant case law.

• ⚖️ Judicial Pronouncements – extensive analysis of landmark and contemporary judgments of the Supreme Court and High Courts.

• 🏭 Industrial Relations Focus – covers strikes, lockouts, retrenchment, lay-offs, closures, unfair labour practices, and settlement of disputes.

• 📝 Central and State Rules – complete and updated text of rules framed under the Industrial Disputes Act for effective implementation.

• 🛠️ Practical Guidance – procedures for conciliation, adjudication, reference to tribunals, and execution of awards.

• 📚 Special Coverage – rights of workmen, recognition of trade unions, labour welfare, and employer–employee obligations.

• 🆕 Updated to 2016 – includes amendments, government notifications, and latest judicial trends.

• 📖 Two-Volume Set – systematically arranged for easy navigation and comprehensive coverage.

🎯 Recommended For:

• Advocates & labour law practitioners

• Judges, industrial tribunal members & labour commissioners

• Employers, HR managers & trade union leaders

• Academicians, researchers & law students specialising in labour and industrial law

• Policymakers & regulators involved in industrial relations

This fifth edition (in 2 volumes) continues to be a benchmark reference in labour law, blending legislative analysis, judicial clarity, and practical utility, making it a must-have resource on Industrial Disputes law in India.