Is Certain matters to be kept confidential? Section 21 of Industrial Disputes Act
1947
21. There shall not be included in any report or award under this Act any information obtained by a conciliation officer, Board, Court, Labour Court, Tribunal, National Tribunal or an arbitrator, in the course of any investigation or inquiry as to a trade union or as to any individual business (whether carried on by a person, firm or company) which is not available otherwise than through the evidence given before such officer. Board, Court, Labour Court, Tribunal, National Tribunal or arbitrator], if the trade union, person, firm or company, in question has made a request in writing to the conciliation officer. Board, Court, Labour Court, Tribunal, National Tribunal or arbitrator, as the case may be, that such information shall be treated as confidential; nor shall such conciliation officer or any individual member of the Board, or Court or the presiding officer of the Labour Court, Tribunal or National Tribunal or the arbitrator or any person present at or concerned in the proceedings disclose any such information without the consent in writing of the secretary of the trade union or the person, firm or company in question, as the case may be:
Provided that nothing contained in this section shall apply to a disclosure of any such information for the purposes of a prosecution under section 193 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
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