Act 14 of 1947

The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

An Act to make provision for the investigation and settlement of industrial disputes, and for certain other purposes.

  • Ministry of Labour and Employment
  • Enacted 1947-03-11
  • 82 sections
SectionTitle
1 Short title, extent and commencement. Read
2 Definitions. Read
2A Dismissal, etc., of an individual workman to be deemed to be an industrial dispute. Read
3 Works Committee. Read
4 Conciliation officers. Read
5 Board of Conciliation. Read
6 Courts of Inquiry. Read
7 Labour Courts. Read
7A Tribunals. Read
7B National Tribunals. Read
7C Disqualifications for the presiding officers of Labour Courts, Tribunals and National Tribunals. Read
7D Qualifications, terms and conditions of service of Presiding Officer.Read
8 Filling of vacancies. Read
9 Finality of orders constituting Boards, etc. Read
9A Notice of change. Read
9B Power of Government to exempt. Read
9C Setting up of Grievance Settlement Authorities and reference of certain individual disputes to such authorities. Read
10 Reference of disputes to Boards, Courts or Tribunals. Read
10A Voluntary reference of disputes to arbitration. Read
11 Procedure and powers of conciliation officers, Boards, Courts and Tribunals. Read
11A Powers of Labour Courts, Tribunals and National Tribunals to give appropriate relief in case of discharge or dismissal of workmen. Read
12 Duties of conciliation officers. Read
13 Duties of Board. Read
14 Duties of Courts. Read
15 Duties of Labour Courts, Tribunals and National Tribunals. Read
16 Form of report or award. Read
17 Publication of reports and awards. Read
17A Commencement of the award. Read
17B Payment offull wages to workman pending proceedings in higher courts. Read
18 Persons on whom settlements and awards are binding. Read
19 Period of operation of settlements and awards. Read
20 Commencement and conclusion of proceedings. Read
21 Certain matters to be kept confidential. Read
22 Prohibition of strikes and lock-outs.Read
23 General prohibition of strikes and lock-outs.Read
24 Illegal strikes and lock-outs.Read
25 Prohibition of financial aid to illegal strikes and lock-outs.Read
25A Application of sections 25C to 25E.Read
25B Definition of continuous service.Read
25C Right of workmen laid-off for compensation.Read
25D Duty of an employer to maintain muster rolls of workmen.Read
25E Workmen not entitled to compensation in certain cases.Read
25F Conditions precedent to retrenchment of workmen.Read
25FF Compensation to workmen in case of transfer of undertakings.Read
25FFA Sixty days' notice to be given of intention to close down any undertaking. Read
25FFF Compensation to workmen in case of closing down of undertakings.Read
25G Procedure for retrenchment.Read
25H Re-employment of retrenched workmen.Read
25-I Repealed..Read
25J Effect of laws inconsistent with this Chapter. Read
25K Application of Chapter VB.Read
25L Definitions.Read
25M Prohibition of lay-off.Read
25N Conditions precedent to retrenchment of workmen.Read
25-O Procedure for closing down an undertaking.Read
25P Special provision as to restarting of undertakings closed down before commencement of the Industrial Disputes (Amendment) Act, 1976.Read
25Q Penalty for lay-off and retrenchment without previous permission.Read
25R Penalty for closure.Read
25S Certain provisions of Chapter VA to apply to an industrial establishment to which this Chapter applies.Read
25T Prohibition of unfair labour practice.Read
25U Penalty for committing unfair labour practices. Read
26 Penalty for illegal strikes and lock-outs. Read
27 Penalty for instigation, etc. Read
28 Penalty for giving financial aid to illegal strikes and lock-outs. Read
29 Penalty for breach of settlement or award. Read
30 Penalty for disclosing confidential information. Read
30A Penalty for closure without notice. Read
31 Penalty for other offences. Read
32 Offence by companies, etc. Read
33 Conditions of service, etc., to remain unchanged under certain circumstances during pendency of proceedings. Read
33A Special provision for adjudication as to whether conditions of service, etc., changed during pendency of proceedings. Read
33B Power to transfer certain proceedings. Read
33C Recovery of money due from an employer. Read
34 Cognizance of offences. Read
35 Protection of persons. Read
36 Representation of parties. Read
36A Power to remove difficulties. Read
36B Power to exempt. Read
37 Protection of action taken under the Act. Read
38 Power to make rules. Read
39 Delegation of powers. Read
40 Power to amend Schedules. Read
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