State of Punjab - Act
Industrial Disputes (Punjab) Rules, 1958
PUNJAB
India
India
Industrial Disputes (Punjab) Rules, 1958
Rule INDUSTRIAL-DISPUTES-PUNJAB-RULES-1958 of 1958
- Published on 23 January 1962
- Commenced on 23 January 1962
- [This is the version of this document from 23 January 1962.]
- [Note: The original publication document is not available and this content could not be verified.]
1. Title and application.
2. Interpretation.
- In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, -Part I – Procedure for reference of Industrial Dispute to Boards of Conciliation, Courts of Enquiry, Labour Courts or Industrial Tribunals.
3. Application.
- An application under sub-section (2) of section 10 for the reference of an industrial dispute to a Board, Court, Labour Court, or Tribunal, shall be made in Form A and shall be delivered personally or forwarded by registered post in triplicate to the Labour Commissioner, Punjab. The application shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth -4. Attestation of Application.
- The application and the statement accompanying it shall be signed -5. Notification of Appointment of Board, Court, Labour Court or Tribunal
. - The appointment of a Board, Court, Labour Court or Tribunal, together with the names of persons constituting the Board, Court, Labour Court or Tribunal shall be notified in the Official Gazette.6. Notice to Parties to nominate Representatives.
Part II – Arbitration Agreement
7. Arbitration Agreement.
- An arbitration agreement for the reference of an industrial dispute to an arbitrator or arbitrators shall be made in form 'C' and shall be delivered personally or forwarded by registered post in triplicate to the Labour Commissioner, Punjab.8. Attestation of the Arbitration Agreement.
- The arbitration agreement shall be signed -8A. [ Notification regarding arbitration agreement by majority of each party. [Added vide Punjab Government Notification No. GSR 175/C.A. 14/47/Section 38/Amd. (4)66, dated the 9th August, 1966.]
- Where an industrial dispute has been referred to arbitration and the State Government is satisfied that the persons making the reference represent the majority of each party, it shall publish a notification in this behalf in the Official Gazette for the information of the employers and workmen, who are not parties to the arbitration agreement, but are concerned in the dispute.]Part III – Powers, Procedure and Duties of Conciliation Officer, Boards, Courts, Labour Courts, Tribunal and Arbitrators.
9. Conciliation Proceedings in Public Utility Service.
10. Conciliation Proceedings in Non-Public Utility Service.
- Where the Conciliation Officer receives any information about an existing or apprehended industrial dispute which does not relate to public utility service and he considers it necessary to intervene in the dispute, he shall give formal intimation to the parties concerned declaring his intention to commence conciliation proceedings with effect from such date as may be specified therein.10A. [ Parties to submit statements. [Added by Punjab Government Notification No.653 (1)-Lab-I-59/2802, dated the 19th January, 1959.]
10B. Proceedings before the Labour Court or Tribunal.
- [(1) While referring an industrial dispute for adjudication to a Labour Court or Tribunal the State Government shall direct the party raising the dispute to file a statement of claim, complete with relevant documents, list of reliance and witnesses with the Labour Court or Tribunal within fifteen days of the receipt of the order of reference and also forward a copy of such statement to each one of the opposite parties involved in the dispute.11.
The Conciliation Officer may hold a meeting of the representatives of both parties jointly as of each party separately.12.
The Conciliation Officer shall conduct the proceedings expeditiously and in such manner as he may deem fit.13. Place and time of hearing.
- [Subject to the provisions contained in rules 10-A and 10-B, the sitting of the Board, Court, Labour Court or Tribunal or of an Arbitrator] [Substituted for the words 'The sitting of a Board, Court, Labour Court, Tribunal or an Arbitrator' by Punjab Government Notification No. 653(1)-Lab/1-59/2802, dated the 19th January, 1959.] shall ordinarily be held at the place where the cause of the dispute has arisen or at such other place as may be mutually agreed upon by the parties and at such times as the Chairman or the Presiding Officer, or the Arbitrator, as the case may be, may fix and the Chairman, or Presiding Officer or the Arbitrator, as the case may be, shall inform the parties of the same in such manner as he thinks fit.14. Quorum for Boards and Courts.
- The quorum necessary to constitute a sitting of a Board or Court shall be as follows :-| (i) in the case of a Board - | Quorum |
| where the number of members is 3 | 2 |
| where the number of members is 5 | 3 |
| (ii) in the case of a Court - | |
| where the number of members is not more than 2 | 1 |
| where the number of members is more than 2, but less than 5 | 2 |
| where the number of members is 5 or more | 3 |
15. Evidence.
- A Board, Court, Labour Court or Tribunal or an Arbitrator may accept, admit or call for evidence at any stage of the proceedings before it/him and in such manner as it/he may think fit.16. Administration of Oath.
- Any member of a Board, or Court or Presiding Officer of a Labour Court or Tribunal or an Arbitrator may administer an oath.17. Summons.
- A summons issued by a Board, Court, Labour Court or Tribunal shall be in form 'D' and may require any person to produce before it any books, papers or other documents and things in the possession of or under the control of such person in any way relating to the matter under investigation or adjudication by the Board, Court, Labour Court or Tribunal which the Board, Court, Labour Court or Tribunal thinks necessary for the purposes of such investigation or adjudication.18. Service of Summons or Notice.
- Subject to the provisions contained in rule 20, any notice, summons, process or order issued by a Board, Court, Labour Court, Tribunal, or an Arbitrator, empowered to issue such notice, summons, process or order may be served either personally or by registered post and where it is not practicable to effect service in any of the manners aforesaid, the notice, summons, process or orders, as the case may be, shall be served by affixing a copy thereof on the outer door or some other conspicuous part of the house or the place where the party upon whom service is to be effected, ordinarily resides or carries on business or personally works for gain.19. Description of parties in certain cases.
- Where in any proceeding before a Board, Court, Labour Court or Tribunal or an Arbitrator, there are numerous persons arrayed on any side, such persons shall be described as follows :-All such persons as are members of any trade union or association shall be described in such manner as the Board, Court, Labour Court, Tribunal or Arbitrator, as the case may be, may determine.20. Manner of service in the case of numerous persons as parties to a dispute.
21. Procedure at the first sitting.
- At the first sitting of a Board, Court, Labour Court or Tribunal, the Chairman or the Presiding Officer, as the case may be, shall call upon the parties in such order as he may think fit to state their case.22. Board, Court, Labour Court, Tribunal or Arbitrator may proceed ex parte.
- If without good cause shown, any party to proceedings before a Board, Court, Labour Court, Tribunal or Arbitrator fails to attend or to be represented, the Board, Court, Labour Court, Tribunal or Arbitrator may proceed as if he had duly attended or had been represented.23. Power of entry and inspection.
- A Board, or Court or any member thereof, or a Labour Court or Tribunal, or any person authorised in writing by the Board, Court, Labour Court or Tribunal, in this behalf may, for the purposes of any investigation, enquiry or adjudication entrusted to the Board, Court, Labour Court or Tribunal under the Act, at any time between the hours of sunrise and sunset and in the case of a person authorised in writing by a Board, Court, Labour Court or Tribunal after he has given reasonable notice, enter any building, factory, workshop, or other place or premises whatsoever, and inspect the same or any work, machinery, appliance or article therein or interrogate any person therein in respect of anything situated therein or any matter relevant to the subject-matter of the investigation, enquiry or adjudication.24. Power of Boards, Courts, Labour Courts and Tribunals.
- In addition to the powers conferred by the Act, Boards, Courts, Labour Courts and Tribunals shall have the same powers as are vested in a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, when trying a suit, in respect of the following matters, namely :-25. Assessors.
- Where assessors are appointed to advise a Tribunal under sub-section (4) of Section 7-A [-] [Omitted vide Punjab Government Notification No. GSR 40/C.A. 14/47/Section 38/ Amd. (5)/75, dated 21st March, 1975.] or by the Court, Labour Court or Tribunal under sub-section (5) of section 11, the Court, Labour Court or Tribunal, as the case may be, shall in relation to proceeding before it, obtain the advice of such assessors, but such advice shall not be binding on it.26. Fees for copies of awards or other documents of Labour Court, or Tribunal.
| (i) | for the first four pages or less | 50 naye Paise |
| (ii) | for every additional page or part thereof | 6 naye Paise. |
27. Decision by Majority
. - All questions arising for decision at any meeting of a Board or Court save where the Court consists of one person shall be decided by a majority of the votes of the members thereof (including the Chairman) present at the meeting. In the event of an equality of votes the Chairman shall also have a casting vote.28. Correction of Errors.
- The Labour Court, Tribunal or Arbitrator may correct any clerical mistake or error arising from an accidental slip or omission in any award it/he issues.29. Right of Representatives.
- The representatives of the parties appearing before a Board, Court, Labour Court, or Tribunal or an Arbitrator shall have the right of examination, cross-examination and of addressing the Board, Court, Labour Court, or Tribunal or Arbitrator when an evidence has been called.30. Proceedings before a Board, Court, Labour Court or Tribunal.
- The proceedings before a Board, Court, Labour Court or Tribunal shall be held in public :Provided that the Board, Court, Labour Court or Tribunal may at any stage direct that any witness shall be examined or its proceedings shall be held in camera.30A. [ Preservation of records by the Labour Court or Tribunal . [Inserted vide Punjab Government Notification No. GSR 60/C.A. 14/47/Section 38/Amd. (6) / 77, dated the 25th May, 1977.]
| RECORDS | Number of years for which the records shall be preserved |
| (i) Orders and judgments of Labour Courts or Tribunals | 15 years |
| (ii) Exhibited documents in the above mentioned courts orTribunals | 7 years |
| (iii) Other papers | 7 years |