Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
25H. Re-employment of retrenched
workmen
Where any workmen are retrenched, and the employer proposes to
take into his employ any persons, he shall, in such manner as may be
prescribed, give an opportunity 127[to the retrenched workmen who
are citizens of India to offer themselves for re-employment, and such
retrenched workmen] who offer themselves for re-employment shall have
preference over other persons.