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The Bombay Industrial Relations (Gujarat Extension and Amendment) Act, 1961

20 of 1961

Keyword(s): Industry, Dispute Amendments appended: 8 of 1962, 22 of 1966, 18 of 1968, 20 of 1972, 12 of 2005

nI. G. JIDNANI, Scoretn~y to thc Gov t~r~ ln le~~ t , uf Gujarat,

1 ,.,gal Uepnrt 111cnl.

GUJARAT ACT NO. VIII OF 1962.

(F i r s t ~,vI,lisIt,.d. 1 / 1 1 i , i~ lg- rr t 4-iv.0 ~ h r n,c>.c?lt $ 1 1 i ~ Prt,sidrnt ,in Ihr- ''C:~tj!n.u! ( ; t , r c t . ~ ~ i , ~ ,;I (;rrzritc" oi ~ h c SS!/i Frl.rs!rrjy 1662) . -

AH Act. furl-11c r I-(.) alnr:ml ille 1 3 0 1 i i l ~ i ~ I ~ i d ~ ~ s i , r i : ~ l l i ~ l a t i o ~ i s Act, 1946. -

I . (I) l ' l ~ i s Art ~ u ; ~ y I l r : ci~llctl t.ltc 13o1llbny Jnc!ustrial Iiehti011s (Oiljarat short tit10 Ame~ltln~olil;) hc: , 196 1 . and corn-

rnencement.

llll. 2. In sct.:is 211 :: of tlir. I:c!111ll:t y Ili(l11st ri:tl Rt?lntio~~u Act, 1946 (1icrci1l;ifer Anlcndnlent

11 "f H : ~ C T K * ~ to :is " L lic 1 ~ ~ , i ~ i v i ] > ~ t l .', c,t,"),- - of scction 3 19 47. of Born, X I

of l@4?. ,

(i) for ch;it~sc (13). I,IW frlllrnvirlg sliall LC snhslitutcd, i~nmely:--

(10 u I)CT?OYI " I I I ~ ) ~ O J Y (1 i11 t11r rxrc~tt , ior~ of AIIY work in res~icct of ~vli1r.11 illc ov:?.nrbr of xr? ~~~ir!vrtnl;ir~g is n n elnplc!ycr irithin t.he n-icnning of snlr-c:lnu~e ( r ) of o lau~r (141..

( h ) ;t pcrmn who I ~ n s I?vr:1i rli~n:i.ssrd or rii~~lim.gc*tl from cmploynicnt on a e c o u ~ ~ t ol' any c1isl)ulc rt~1:iting to n chnnpt: in r r~pr t : t tjf w l ~ i r h n notice is givtbn rlr an n;ll,lir.:i-tiolt nl;..rlc u n t l ~ r srction 42 mhetlmr beforp or after liis dismissal nr disr,l!nige: but dot s tiot inclurlt: -

( i ) rL 1iwsoii ~-1:o is rm1)loycd in thc police servicc or as an cfficer or olhcr cn!p!o~.cr o f a prison,

( i i) c p r ~ s t ~ n , who I ~ C ~ H P C I I I ] ) ~ O ~ C I ~ p r i m ~ r i l y in n managrria1, admini- strtativc 01. suliclrvisory r:n~iacity t lrnws hasic PAY (cxoluding n l lo~nnccs ) excectling Iivc h ~ ~ n r l r c d r ~ ~ p c c s per ~i-iont h, and . . .

(iil') irrcspeci ivc ui hlc! pay clrnwn, any other pereon or clnss of persons crupIoyct1 i l l c:!ljac.iiy ~ ~ ~ c c i f i c d in CR~UEC ( i i ) or in n tech~~ic:ilcnpacity, wl~ich the fi;:itt: C+n~crri lr~e~it I I I R ~ , by riotiiic;~tion in the Official Gi~ze t t~ , specify in this 1)chalf'' ; tirid

,104 GUJ. ,GOvT. GAZ., EX., FEB. 28, 1962/1'HALGU~ri 9, 1883 [ PAW xv .. ( i i ) in clntrst! ( I d ) , for sub-clause (c) , thu following hall 11e xllb~titnted,

irime1y:-

" (e) wherr, the omnr:r of any nndcrtnlring i n the course. o f or for tho purpose of canducti~tg thc urldertnk~ng e n t ~ ~ ~ s l s tlic ~xucutiori of thc whole or any part of any work which is ordinarily a part of thc undcrtakii~g, to any persol1 ot11r:rwise than as tho servant or agent of the owner, tho o u ncr of t.he underknking;" .

('iii) in clause (3SA) for the figures a~ id 1t:ttcr "86A" the iigures and lcttors "80Ah" shall hc sul~stitutcd.

Amonrlment -3. ,In section 10 of thc principal Act-, in xuI>-t;cct,ion (4 ) , after the word8 "or of n''ction is eligible for being oppoiutcd a judge of such Court:' thc worrls "or has presided of Horn. XI .f 1947. over a Lal~our Court for not ~ C H Y thil~i ten years" #hall I)(: i118~rte(l n11d after the

proviso, the following fl~rther proviso sllnll bt: insertctt, nnmcly :- - . , : .

, , "Provided further t,hat a member, ~ 1 1 u before hi8 appoin$nent as such nie~liber . . hns itresided ovcr :t Labour Court for not, less tlirn ten years sltoll ~ i o t witl~.st:ul~diing

a:~yttlillj: ~ 0 l l t ~ l l I ~ d i~iscctio~i 92, he cligihlc for al)poi~itmertt on n Bench of tht: 111due- t.rinl Ilourt r:unsisi-il~g o r ~ b of onc luenlber ant1 a!ot iclil92 sl~nll hal-e eKcct accordingly."

Amonamnnt 4. 111 sc(:tiot~ 14 of t.11~ ~)rili(:il)al .4ct, for tllo iliilnl ~lroviso t,hc following shall of 3oction 14 Ijc ~llbsti~lltc11, lla11lt:ly:- of Born. XI

"Thirdly, that-

(i) wherc two or lnorc urliuns f~llfilling thc r:onditions necessary for re- gistration apply in the same cnlcnrlar nionth for rcgistr;itiorl iri respect of the ~ R I I I C ili~Iustry ill ally local nren, subject to tlic proviuiorls uf tIic scr:ond proviso, t,hc union haying f I IC largest nlnmbcrsliip of e111ployc:es cn~ploycd in thc i ~ l d ~ ~ s t r p durirtg tllc wl~ult: of the period of thrcc cill(:ndxr month8 imnlediately preceding t h a t in which the applicaticlns s e r c mado shall be

. regiutcred, ant1 any :ipplic:~tion nlatle in any subscqncnt calendar nlonths shall not be corlsidcrcd by the Registrar until the applications mndc in the earlier calendar month are disposcd of by him ;

(ii) where R uniorl fulfilling thi: c:onditiorls necessary for regifitration rnskcs , all application during anjt cn1~11cI;~r niorltliu for registratio~l in rcspc5ct of an

industry in any local area, any ~pplication in any subsequent calcndar mont,h by any other union for registration i n rcspcct of the same indnsLry shall not he considered by thc Registrar until the former application ia disposed 'of by him 1".

Arnendmcnt 5. TO sub-scrtion (3) of sccdion 16 of the pri~lc:i~~nl Act, the words "find issue I S ecrtifir.**: r of registration in R I I C ~ I from a8 may bt! prc~cribed" hall bc added a t the of Rom. XI

1917. end.

PART IV j GUJ. I:OVT. G A L , EX., FEB. 28, lDGZ/PIIAI,GUhS1 9, 1883 166

6. In sectmion 23 of tllc prirlcipnl Act, Amendment. . of B P C ~ ~ U I ~ 23 : of Born. X.1 :

(1) in sub-sect,io~i (I) of lM7, .ll thc applicxtir ,~~ wits runde as n lso i 11. thr: r.;tlcr~clnr month immctli;~trbly prcc.ecii~iy iit \\.:IS resper t i~cly l a r ~ e r tllail t 11 r n~tc~~~hc:rsliij, of the approvctl nnions ill those 11iunt 11s. l'llt! provisiolls of sub-scr:t ion (3) shall ~n utritis ~ ) tu tu l~( i i s apply t u such npplicntio~i."

7. In sectinrl 1311 of t,he pr i~~oi l>nl Act, for tllc nords "sl~nll be, r l een~~r l to bc Amcndment the nl~pcoverl urlinn'' the i{.orr!s "shiill contiln~r, t o have all the rights nllrl l,riri-"f 23h 'crtiO" of leges of ail xppmvcrl uiliori iri rcspect of its ~iiernbers" s l l ~ l l bc snl)stiiutctl. U O ~ . SI of *

1947.

8. In acct,inn 24 of the princip:~l Act, ill clai~ao (ii) the word ''or'' shall be arldcd Arnrndrnnnt a t tho end anrl after CIRIIRP, (ii) t l in follotri~lg shall hc insertcd, nanicIy :- :: ::zr;'p,

of 1947. " (iii) as instigated, aided or assisted thc cflmrne~~cemer~t or cont.in11ance of

ta strike or a stoppage which has been held or declared t o bo illegal.".

166 GUJ. GOVT. G:iZ., EX., FER. 25, 19G?/PI-T~iT.GT:TLI 9, lEE3 [PART JV

Insart,ion of 9. ACtcr s!:ctiori 21 of t,llc. principal Art , t hc fu l i r ,~ : illy ricw section ~11x11 be in- new scctioll ncrtcrl, namely:,- - 24A in Born. XI of 1047. ,

''"-4. (1) Any ~lnr :~ . to ;i proeectli~ig bcforc tlic I : y i d ~ . n r I T I ; ~ ~ , ~ r i t l i i ~ i 30 Appeal to l,,dustrinl days f ~ w n t,lil: (l;!tv of a.11 ortler p;~ssctl lry ~ h l - t(,.::i.- rilr ur~ric--r this C'i~itpter, h u r t from &pj)eiil against s11cl1 ort!cr to t,lle Illtlustrixl L'cruni: ortler of Rogistrnt.

Providctl t,hiit, tlic- Iuc111stri;lI Court nlay for s : ~ ficirrii re;? son sd11;it any nppcal lnndc nftcr the rsllirj- of suc:Ii ~>c:riod.

(!!) TIN prorisiolis of slil,-scr.(iilr~s (2) nnd (3) (I!' sreIioll 20 sllnll apply ~ w t i f c ~ t i s t i l ~ t ( l i i d ; s t o : ~ n aplivnl unr!c:r i h i s st:ct i r~~i . ' : .

Amendment 10. 111 S ? C ( ~ ( I ~ L 25 Of t l l ~ l)r i l l~i]~;l l :i?! 2rt [,l' c I ~ ; ! i ~ ~ (c), tlic fulIrov;i~~g C ~ I I S C uf aectiorj .?5 s11;111 I,c inserted, nnrnr1y:-- of Rnin. 1 L o f 1047.

< < ( d ) t o re111:1i1i ~ Y P S P I I ~ ( I I I T ~ I I ~ :I tl(~]>iirt 11iv11i i:l V I : ~ I I ~ T ~ ; i ~ i ~ i ~ ~ s i cn~lj loyc~, who is ;a rile~iibcr of' tliilt I I H I U I I . "

(ii) alter sub-section {4), tllc followil~g s ~ ~ b - s c t l-iruis s l ~:!ll 11c: i~!:;r.rlcrl, nulilely :-

'' (-1) ~ ~ I I C ~ C i ~ t : L I I ~ prq~(:(>c:di~~g I:I:I!~ I* t 11;s :\~:i: :>!I P I I > ] , I O ? - L K is rclrv- se11ted by ail : ~ w ~ ~ , , i ; i t i o ~ i of e : ~ ~ , ,i I>,(:I>~, :: ~,~:i>j,l-*r, 1 1 : ~~~ lh .~~h! i~ th ! i i . P:: ~ ! ~ , I I I V I L T , s l~h~ni ,