The Industrial Disputes (Central) Rules,1957

As per Section 1, The Industrial Disputes (Central) Rules, 1957, extend to Union Territories in relation to all industrial disputes and to the States in relation only to an industrial dispute concerning-

(a) any industry carried on by or under the authority of the Central Government or by a railway company

(b) a banking or an insurance company, a mine, an oilfield, or a major port

(c) any such controlled industry as maybe specified under section 2(a)(i) of the Act by the Central Government.

Section 2. Interpretation

In these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context-

(a) “Act” means the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947);

(b) “Chairman” means the Chairman of a Board or court or, if the court consists of one person only, such person;

(c) “Committee” means a Works Committee constituted under sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Act;

(d) “form” means a form in the Schedule to these rules;

(e) “section” means a section of the Act;

(f) in relation to an industrial dispute in a Union Territory, a reference to the Central Government or the Government of India shall be construed as a reference to the Administrator of the territory, and reference to the Chief Labor Commissioner (Central), Regional Labor Commissioner (Central) and the 2[Assistant Labor Commissioner (Central)] shall be construed as a reference to the appropriate authority, appointed in that behalf by the Administrator of the territory;

(g) with reference to clause (g) of section 2, it is hereby prescribed that-

(i) in relation to an industry concerning railways , carried on by or under the authority of a department of the Central Government:

(a) in the case of establishments of a Zonal Railway, the General Manager of that Railway shall be the ’employer’ in respect of regular railway servants other than casual labor;

(b) in the case of an establishment independent of a Zonal Railway, the officer-in-charge of the establishment shall be the “employer” in respect of regular railway servants other than casual labor; and

Section 3. Application

An application under sub-section (2) of section 10 for the reference of an industrial dispute to a Board, court, Labor Court, Tribunal or National Tribunal shall be made in Form A and shall be delivered personally or forwarded by registered post to the Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Labor and Employment (in triplicate), the Chief Labor Commissioner (Central), New Delhi, and the Regional Labor Commissioner (Central), and the Assistant Labor Commissioner (Central) concerned. The application shall be accompanied by a statement setting forth-

(a) the parties to the dispute;

(b) the specific matters in dispute;

(c) the total number of workmen employed in the undertaking affected;

(d) an estimate of the number of workmen affected or likely to be affected by the dispute; and

(e) the efforts made by the parties themselves to adjust the dispute.

Other section details are as

Section	Details
Part I	Procedure For Reference Of Industrial Disputes To Boards Of Conciliation, Courts Of Enquiry, Labour Courts, Industrial, Tribunals Or National Tribunals
3	Application
4	Attestation of application
5	Notification of appointment of Board, court, Labor Court , Tribunal or National Tribunal
6	Notice to parties to nominate representatives
Part II	Arbitration Agreement
7	Arbitration agreement
8	Attestation of the arbitration agreement
8A	Notification regarding arbitration agreement by majority of each party
Part III	Powers, Procedure And Duties Of Conciliation Officers, Boards, Courts, Labour Courts, Tribunals, National Tribunal And Arbitrators
9	Conciliation proceedings in public utility service
10	Conciliation proceedings in non-public utility service
10A	Parties to submit statements
10B	Proceeding before the , Labor Court Tribunal or National Tribunal
11	The Conciliation Officer may hold a meeting
12	The Conciliation Officer shall conduct the proceedings
13	Place and time of hearing
14	Quorum for Boards and courts
15	Evidence
16	Administration of oath
17	Summons
18	Service of summons or notice
19	Description of parties in certain cases
20	Manner of service in the case of numerous persons as parties to a dispute
21	Procedure at the first sitting
22	Board, court, Labor Court, Tribunal, National Tribunal or arbitrator may proceed exparte
23	Power of entry and inspection
24	Power of Boards, courts, Labor Courts, Tribunals and National Tribunal
25	Assessors
26	Fees for copies of awards or other documents of Labor Court, Tribunal or National Tribunal
27	Decision by majority
28	Correction of errors
29	Right of representatives
30	Proceedings before a Board , court, Labor Court, Tribunal or National Tribunal
Part IV	Remuneration Of Chairman And Members Of Courts, Presiding Officers Of Labour Courts, Tribunals, And National Tribunals, Assessors And Witnesses
31	Traveling allowance
32	Fees
33	Expenses of witnesses
Part V	Notice Of Change
34	Notice of change
35	[Omitted vide Notification No. G.S.R. 402, dated 31st. March, 1960]
Part VI	Representation Of Parties
36	Form of authority under section 36
37	Parties bound by acts of representative
Part VII	Works Committee
38	Constitution
39	Number of members
40	Representatives of employer
41	Consultation with trade unions
42	Group of workmen’s representatives
43	Electoral constituencies
45	Qualifications for voters
46	Procedure for election
47	Nomination of candidates for election
48	Scrutiny of nomination papers
48A	Withdrawal of candidates validly nominated
49	Voting in election
50	Arrangements for election
51	Officers of the Committee
52	Term of office
53	Vacancies
54	Power to co-opt
55	Meetings
56	Facilities for meeting, etc.
56A	Submission of returns
57	Dissolution of Works Committee
Part VIII	Miscellaneous
58	Memorandum of settlement
59	Complaints regarding change of conditions of service, etc.
60	Application under section 33
61	Protected workmen
62	Application for recovery of dues
63	Appointment of Commissioner
64	Fees for the Commissioner, etc.
65	Time for submission of report
66	Local investigation
67	Commissioner’s report
68	Powers of Commissioner
69	Summoning of witnesses, etc.
70	Representation of parties before the Commissioner
70A	Preservation of records by the National Industrial Tribunals, Industrial Tribunals or Labor Courts
71	Notice of strike
72	Notice of lock-out
73	Report of lock- out or strike
74	Report of notice of strike or lock-out
75	Register of settlements
75A	Notice of lay-off
75B	Application for permission for lay-off under section 25M
76	Notice of retrenchment
76A	Notice of, and application for possession for retrenchment
76B	Notice of closure
76C	Notice of, and application for permission for, closure
77	Maintenance of seniority list of workmen
78	Re-employment of retrenched workmen
79	Penalties
80	Repeal

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