 bill no xxv of 2009 the industrial disputes (amendment) bill, 2009 a billfurther to amend the industrial disputes act, 1947be  it enacted by parliament in the sixtieth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the industrial disputes (amendment) act, 2009(2) it shall come into force at once statement of objects and reasonsdisputes arising out of discharge, dismissal and retrenchment or termination of service are treated as industrial disputes and can be raised for their reference for adjudication by the appropriate government in view of the provision of section 2a of the industrial disputes act, 1947 as the reference by the appropriate government may cause delay in adjudication of the industrial dispute, the supreme court in rajasthan srt corporation v/s krishna kant air 1995-sc-1715 has recommended to incorporate a provision enabling a workman to approach the labour court, industrial tribunal directly, ie, without the requirement of a reference by the government in case of the industrial dispute covered by section 2a of the industrial disputes act, 1947 as such, it is expedient to amend the industrial disputes act, 1947hence this billkumar deepak das annexure extract from the industrial disputes  act 1947 (14 of 1947)  "2a dismissal, etc, of an individual workman to be deemed to be an industrial dispute,—where any employer discharges, dismisses, retrenches or otherwise terminates the services of an individual workman, any dispute or difference between that workman and his employer connected with, or arising out of such discharge, dismissal, retrenchment or termination shall be deemed to be an industrial dispute notwithstanding that no other workman nor an union of workmen is a party to the dispute"    rajya  sabha———— a billfurther to amend the industrial disputes act, 1947————(shri kumar deepak das, mp)gmgipmrnd—2310rs(s5)—03052010