What are the Duties of Labour Courts, Tribunals and National Tribunals? Section 15 of Industrial Disputes Act 1947
15. Where an industrial dispute has been referred
to a Labour Court, Tribunal or National Tribunal for
adjudication, it shall hold its proceedings
expeditiously and shall, within the period specified
in the order referring such industrial dispute or
the further period extended under the second proviso
to sub-section (2A) of section 10] submit its award
to the appropriate Government.
STATE AMENDMENTS
WEST BENGAL
For section 15 the following section shall be substituted :-
"15. Duties of Labour Courts, Tribunals and National
Tribunals.-(1) Where an industrial dispute has been referred to
a National Tribunal for adjudication, it shall hold its
proceedings expeditiously and shall, within the period specified
in the order referring such industrial dispute or the further
period extended under the second proviso to sub-section (2A) of
section 10, submit its award to the appropriate Government.
(2) Where an industrial dispute has been referred to a Labour Court or Tribunal under sub-section (1) of section 10, it shall,-
(a) after the filing of statements and taking of evidence, give day to day hearing and pronounce its award, other determination or decision in the manner specified in section 17-AA, and
(b) after hearing the parties to the dispute, determine, within a period of sixty days from the date of the order referring such industrial dispute or within such shorter period as may be specified in such order, the quantum of interim relief admissible, if any :
Provided that the quantum of interim relief shall, in the case of discharge, dismissal or retrenchment of a workman from service or termination of service of workman, be equivalent to the subsistence allowance admissible under the West Bengal Payment of Subsistence Allowance Act, 1969-West Bengal Act No. 33 of 1986.
Section 15 - Duties of Labour Courts, Tribunals and National Tribunals
Section 16 - Form of report or award
Section 17 - Publication of reports and awards
Section 17A - Commencement of the award
Section 17B - Payment of full wages to workman pending proceedings in higher courts
Section 18 - Persons on whom settlements and awards are binding
Section 19 - Period of operation of settlements and awards
Section 20 - Commencement and conclusion of proceedings
Section 21 - Certain matters to be kept confidential
CHAPTER V STRIKES AND LOCK-OUTS
Section 22 - Prohibition of strikes and lock-outs
Section 23 - General prohibition of strikes and lock-outs
Section 24 - Illegal strikes and lock-outs
Section 25 - Prohibition of financial aid to illegal strikes and lock-outs
CHAPTER V-A LAY-OFF AND RETRENCHMENT
Section 25A - Application of sections 25C to 25E
Section 25B - Definition of continuous service
Section 25C - Right of workmen laid off for compensation
Section 25D - Duty of an employer to maintain muster rolls of workmen
Section 25E - Workmen not entitled to compensation in certain cases
Section 25F - Conditions precedent to retrenchment of workmen