ISSUE:
Whether the IDA is violative of the basic structure of the Constitution of India?
Whether the IDA violates the fundamental right to freedom of association under Article 19(1)(c) of the Constitution of India?
Whether the IDA violates the fundamental right to equality under Article 14 of the Constitution of India?
Whether laid-off workers are considered as employees for the purpose of trade union registration under the Trade Unions Act, 1926?
RULE:
A union must have a certain percentage or minimum number of active employees from the establishment as members to be registered.
A lay-off leads to temporary unemployment, but it does not end the employer-employee relationship.