Constitution of India · Part IV: Directive Principles of State Policy

Article 43: Living wage, etc., for workers

Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the official text of the Constitution of India. As amended up to the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023. Text as on 10 September 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

Supreme Court judgments citing the article 43

• Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation v. Mahadeo Krishna Naik
  2025 INSC 21813 February 2025Disposed of

  Whether the appellant-Corporation is guilty of suggestio falsi by not disclosing what it had pleaded before the MACT and suppresio veri by suppressing the award; whether the High Court was justified in exercising review…

• involved and in I.R. Coelho v. State of T.N. [(1999) 7
  2024 INSC 8355 November 2024Reference answered

  (1) Whether Article 31C (as upheld in Kesavananda Bharati case) survives in the Constitution after amendment to the provision by the forty-second amendment was struck down by the Supreme Court in Minerva Mills case; and…

• Peoples Rights and Social Research Centre (Prasar) & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2024 INSC 5826 August 2024

  Matter pertains to the issue of Silicosis among workers in various industries across the country.

• State of Orissa v. Orissa Khadi and Village Industries
  2023 INSC 24717 March 2023Appeal(s) allowed
• Assoc. v. State of Maharashtra
  2023 INSC 962 February 2023Partly allowed
• Deepika Singh v. Central Administrative Tribunal and Others
  2022 INSC 83416 August 2022Appeal(s) allowed
• Satyajit Kumar & Ors. v. The State of Jharkhand & Ors.
  2022 INSC 7852 August 2022Partly allowed
• Sushilaben Indravadan Gandhi & Anr. v. The New India Assurance Company Limited & Ors.
  2020 INSC 33615 April 2020Appeal(s) allowed
• Kerala State Beverages (M and M) Corporation Limited v. P.P. Suresh & Ors, Etc. Etc. & Ors.
  2019 INSC 11294 October 2019Appeal(s) allowed
• Hindustan Sanitaryware and Industries Ltd. & Others v. The State of Haryana
  2019 INSC 58429 April 2019Appeal(s) allowed
• Navtej Singh Johar & Ors. v. Union of India Thr. Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice
  2018 INSC 7906 September 2018Disposed of
• Arjun Gopal and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
  2017 INSC 89712 September 2017Disposed of
• State of Punjab & Ors. v. The Senior Vocational Staff Masters Association
  2017 INSC 76918 August 2017Dismissed
• Secretary Mahatama Gandhi Mission & Another v. Bhartiya Kamgar Sena & Others
  2017 INSC 275 January 2017Dismissed
• State of Punjab & Ors. v. Rafiq Masih (White Washer)
  2014 INSC 4798 July 2014
• Tapash Kumar Paul v. Bsnl & Anr.
  2014 INSC 5928 January 2014Appeal(s) allowed
• Deepali Gundu Surwase v. Kranti Junior Adhyapak Mahavidyalaya (D.Ed.) and Others
  2013 INSC 52912 August 2013Appeal(s) allowed
• Essa@ Anjum Abdul Razak Memon v. The State of Maharashtra, Through Stf, CBI Mumbai, Part-Ii
  2013 INSC 18421 March 2013Disposed of
• Court on Its Own Motion v. Union of India & Ors.
  2012 INSC 59313 December 2012Disposed of
• Employees Provident Fund Commissioner v. O.L. of Esskay Pharmaceuticals Limited
  2011 INSC 7878 November 2011Appeal(s) allowed
• M/S L.N. Gadodia & Sons & Anr. v. Regional Provident Fund Commissioner
  2011 INSC 71226 September 2011Dismissed
• Maharashtra State Co-Operative Bank Ltd. v. The Assistant Provident Fund Commissioner and Ors.
  2009 INSC 11748 October 2009Dismissed
• A. Manjula Bhashini & Others v. The Managing Director, Ap. Womens Cooperative Finance Corporation Ltd. and Another,
  2009 INSC 8656 July 2009Disposed of
• M/S Ashoka Smokeless Coal Ind. P. Ltd. and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
  2006 INSC 9431 December 2006Disposed of
• Kerala Samsthana Chethu Thozhilali Union v. State of Kerala and Ors.
  2006 INSC 17824 March 2006Appeal(s) allowed
• State of U.P. v. Jai Bir Singh
  2005 INSC 2585 May 2005Matter referred to larger bench
• M/S. Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd. v. State of U.P. and Ors.
  2003 INSC 32421 July 2003Dismissed
• A.K. Bindal and Anr. v. Union of India and Ors.
  2003 INSC 25825 April 2003Directions issued
• Steel Authority of India Ltd. and Ors. Etc. Etc. v. National Union Water Front Workers and Ors, Etc. Etc.
  2001 INSC 40730 August 2001Appeals and T.C. dismissed/disposed of/allowed.
• Secretary, Haryana State Electricity Board v. Suresh and Ors. Etc. Etc.
  1999 INSC 13730 March 1999Dismissed
• M.R.F. Ltd. v. Inspector Kerala Govt. and Ors.
  1998 INSC 42311 November 1998Dismissed
• State of UP and Anr. Etc. v. C.O.D. Chheoki Employees' Co-Op Society Ltd. and Ors. Etc.
  1997 INSC 4017 January 1997Appeal(s) allowed
• Air India Statutory Corporation v. United Labour Union and Ors.
  1996 INSC 14426 December 1996Appeals dismissed.
• LIC of India and Anr. v. Consumer Education and Research Centre and Ors. Etc.
  1995 INSC 36710 May 1995Dismissed
• Parimal Chandra and Ors. v. Life Insurance Corporation of India and Ors.
  1995 INSC 22929 March 1995Appeal(s) allowed
• Delhi Development Authority v. Skipper Construction and Anr. Etc.
  1995 INSC 1058 February 1995Disposed of
• Consumer Education and Research Centre and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
  1995 INSC 7627 January 1995Allowed