Landmark case · Labour Law – II · Semester 4
M.C. Mehta v. Union of India
AIR 1987 SC 1086 · Supreme Court of India
Hazardous factories owe an absolute and non-delegable duty; compensation and closure can follow industrial disaster.
From topic
Factories Act, 1948: health, safety, hours and welfare — Unit IV, Labour Law – II.
Related sections:
- Factories Act, 1948, 2(m) — Factory
- Factories Act, 1948, 11–20 — Health provisions
- Factories Act, 1948, 51–59 — Working hours of adults
- Factories Act, 1948, 67–70 — Employment of young persons