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Originally the Industrial Disputes Act did not contain any provision regarding closure of an industrial undertaking. However, the rising tide of industrial closures resulted in growing unrest amongst workers, after independence, particularly in mid 60s and 70s. The cumulative effect of the unrest was the stepping-in by the Government in the form of amendment to the Industrial Disputes Act in 1976. No wonder that this law of closure of an industry had come for judicial scrutiny in several cases. The present book has discussed with all necessary details the leading cases on the subject pointing out the important milestones in the development of this law. The book, however, is not merely descriptive. It examines the law in a critical manner taking in to account the profound changes in the economic policies of the Government introduced since 1991.

The author of the book has argued for the appropriate reform in the law relating to closure of an industry and has even suggested a model law which can be adopted by the Government in power to bring consonance between the preset economic policies and the labour legislations of the country. The report of the 2nd National law Commission on labour, leading cases on the subject and critical appraisal of provisions of the closure of an undertaking have been provided at appropriate places in the book. Certain valuable information on the subject has been collected personally by the Author from the Ministry of Labour (G.O.I.) and used in the book which enhances its academic usefulness.