RNI No. MAHENG /2009/35528
महाराष्ट्रट शासन राजपत्र
असाधाराण भाग आठ
वर्ष १२, अंक ३४ ] बुधावारा, जुलै १, २०२६/आर्षाढ १०, शाके १९४८ [पृष्ठे ३, किंकंमत : रुपये २७.००
असाधाराण क्रमांक ७४
प्राकिंधाकृत प्राकाशान
महाराष्ट्र किंवधानमंडळाचे अकिंधाकिंनयेम व राज्येपालैांनी प्राख्येाकिंपत केलैेलैे अध्येादेशा व केलैेलैे
किंवकिंनयेम आकिंण किंवकिंधा व न्येाये किंवभागाकडून आलैेलैी किंवधाेयेके (इंग्रजी अनुवादे).
In pursuance of clause (3) of article 348 of the Constitution of India, the following translation in English of the Maharashtra Industrial Relations (Repeal) Bill, 2026 (L. A. Bill No. XLVII of 2026), introduced in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on the 1st July 2026, is hereby published under the authority of the Governor.
By order and in the name of the Governor of Maharashtra,
SUPRIYA DHAWARE, Secretary (Legislation) to Government, Law and Judiciary Department.
L. A. BILL No. XLVII OF 2026.
A BILL
to repeal the Maharashtra Industrial Relations Act.
XI of 1947.
WHEREAS it is expedient to repeal the Maharashtra Industrial Relations Act; it is hereby enacted in the Seventy–seventh Year of the Republic of India, as follows :—
Short title.
1. This Act may be called the Maharashtra Industrial Relations (Repeal) Act, 2026.
2. The Maharashtra Industrial Relations Act is hereby repealed.
Repeal of XI of 1947.
XI of 1947.
भाग आठ-७४–१२ महाराष्ट्रट शासन राजपत्र असाधाराण भाग आठ, जुलै १, २०२६/आर्षाढ १०, शाके १९४८ Savings. XI of 1947.
XI of 1947.
3. (1) Notwithstanding repeal of the Maharashtra Industrial Relations Act, the pending proceedings thereunder on the date of commencement of this Act, as well as the implementation of existing settlements, court orders and awards alongwith the rights and liabilities arising therefrom shall be continued and disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the Maharashtra Industrial Relations Act, as if this Act had not been enacted.
(2) The provisions of section 7 of the Maharashtra General Clauses Act, shall apply on repeal of the Maharashtra Industrial Relations Act.
I of 1904. XI of 1947.
महाराष्ट्रट शासन राजपत्र असाधाराण भाग आठ, जुलै १, २०२६/आर्षाढ १०, शाके १९४८ ३STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS
The Maharashtra Industrial Relations Act (XI of 1947) has been enacted to regulate the relations of employers and employees, to make provision for settlement of industrial disputes and to provide for certain other purposes.
2. The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (35 of 2020) is enacted by the Parliament to consolidate and amend the laws relating to Trade Unions, conditions of employment in industrial establishment or undertaking, investigation and settlement of industrial disputes and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. The said Code came into force on the 21st November 2025 and is applicable to the whole of India. The provisions relating to industrial disputes, etc., are cotained in the said Maharashtra Act and also in the said Code. The provisions of the said Code, being subsequent Act enacted by the Parliament prevails over the provisions of the said Maharashtra Act. Consequently, the provisions of the said Maharashtra Act have become inoperative in the State. Therefore, the Government considers it expedient to repeal the Maharashtra Industrial Relations Act.
3. The Bill seeks to achieve the above objectives.
Mumbai, AKASH FUNDKAR,
Dated the 30th June 2026. Minister for Labour.
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