REGISTERED No. L. 3131
The Gazette of India
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHEDBYAUTHORITY
NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 1947
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, datedthe12thAugust 1947
No. D.-6719-B/47.— Under the terms of the GovernmentofIndia, Finance Department, Notifications Nos F. 3(2)-F/33, and F 3(8)-F/34, dated the 25th April 1933 and 31st May 1934 respectively, the Government of India have the right to redeem the whole of the 31/2%Loan 1947-50 or any part of it, at par on or after the 15th November 1947, on giving three calender months' notice in the Gazette of India. The Government of India notify accordingly that the whole of the 31/2%Loan 1947-50 will be repaid at par on the 15th November 1947 with all interest due upto date. Interest will not accrue on the loan from and after the 15th November 1947.
By order of the Governor General in Council,
K. G. AMBEGAOKAR,
Secretary to the Government of India.
POLITICAL DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 11th August 1947
No. 223(a)-I.C.—In exercise of the powers conferred by the Indian (Foreign Jurisdiction) OrderinCouncil, 1937, and ofallother powers enabling him in that behalf, the Crown Representative is pleased to direct that so much of the Central India Administered Areas (Application of Laws) Order, 1948) ashas reference to the application to the Cantonment of Neemuck of the Indian Income-tax Act, 1022 (XI of 1922), the Excess Profits Tax Act, 1940 (XV of1940),andtheExcessProfitsTax Ordinance, 1948 (No. XVI of 1943),shallnotapplyto the said Cantonment with effect from the first day of April 1947
. K. M. SAKER, Dy Secy.
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THE GAZETTE 0 1' INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, AUG. 12, 1047 739SECRETARIAT OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL (REFORMS)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 12th August 1947
No, CkG-.O. 8.—The following Order made by the Governor-General is publish-
1 for general information —
INDIAN INDEPENDENCE (PARTITION COUNCILS) ORDER, 1947.
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Indian Independence •t, 1917, arid of all other powers enabling him m that behalf, the Govemor- jnerai is pleased to make the following Order:—
1. (1) This Order may be cited ns the Indian Independence (Partition Councils)
dei1, 1947.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2. The Interpretation Act, 1889, shall apply for the interpretation of this ler as it applies for the interpretation of an Aet ot Parliament.
II. Ah from the fifteenth day of August, 1947, there shall be set up in the
.nner hereinafter provided 4 bodies to be known respectively as—
(i) tho Partition Council for India and Pakistan, (iij tho Bengal Separation Council, (lii) the Punjab Partition Committee, and (iv) the Assam Separation Council.
4 (1) The Partition Council for Jndia and Pakistan shall consist of—
(a) two representatives ot India who shall be Minister*) of the Government
of India, and
(b) two representatives of Pakistan, one of whom shall be a Minister ol
the Government of Pakistan and the other shall be cither another such Minister or the High Commissioner for Pakistan in India.
(2) Tho meetings of the Partition Council shall be held alternately under the liniionship of one of the said representatives of Fndia or one of the said r^sentatives of Pakistan.
(•1) Tho IIigh Commissioner for Pakutun in India shall be entitled to attend an observer nny of
5. (1) The Bengal Separation Council shrill consist of two representatives of i\ Bengal and two representatives of Wubl Bengal.
(2) The Punjab Partition Committee shall consist of two representatives of st Punjab and two representatives of East Punjab. (ri) The Assam Soparatic i Council shall consist of two repreRentatives of Enst igal and two represenfat res of Assam. (4) The said repreaentati :!8 shall be such persons as may bo nominated by the /ernor of the Province c< cerned, and different persons may be nominated for erent meetings of the Co cil or Cmmnitiet', us the case may be. (j The meetings- of each the borlk-i im-iHionpd in Arliele 5 shall be held —
(a) alternately in th ipital towns of th" two I'loTinees represented on
thab body, an
ib) under tho chain ip ol the (.o\i.ruor of the Province in which the
meeting is so
740 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTEAOltDINAlW, AUG. 12, 1947For the purposes of this Article a series of meetings held in one place from day to day ahull be deemed Lo be a single meeting.
7 It shall be tho duty of each of the bodies mentioned in Article 3—
(a) to consider till questions relating to such of the matters mentioned in Article 4 oi the Arbitral Tribunal Order, 1047, as are the concern oi that body, and attempt to reach un agreed decision on all BUCI questions;
(b) in the event ot thoir failure to reach an agreed decision on any sue' question as aforesaid, to make a reference in accordance with tin provisions of ihe said Order to the Arbitral Tribunal set up by thsu Order; and
(c) to consider any other question of common concern to the Dominions o India arid Pakistan or, as the case may be, to the respective Prc vinces, arising in connection with the transition to the provision of the Tndian Independence Act, 1947.
MOTJNTBATTEN OF BUKA1A,
Governor-Genvm]
K. V. K. SUNDAEAM, Officer on Special Duty.
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTEAORDINARY, AUG. 12. 1947 7*1T SECRETARIAT OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL (REFORMS)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi. Ike 12tk August 1947
No. G-. O. O. 9.—The following Order made l>\ the Governor-General is
published for general information —
THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL ORDER, 1917
In exercise of the powers eonfeiied h^ section 0 of the In'diun Independence Act, 1947, and of all other powers enabling h'm in that behalf the Goyernor- Gonernl is pleased to make the following Order —
1 (1) This Order niay be piled as the Arbitral Tribunal Order, 1947
(2) It shall come into force at once.
2 The Interpretation Act, 1880, shall apply tor tue intei'piH.itiOM ot. ihis Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
ft. (1) As from the fourteenth dnv of August, 19-17 there shall be set up mi Arbitral Trhunal (hereinafter referred to as "the Tribunal") consisting of H Chairman who shall be nominated h\ the Governor-General, and two msm- beis who shall be so nominated, one to represent the future Dominion of India and the other to represent the future Dominion of 1'akistan
(12) II the office of the Chairman becomes vneant it shall bo Tilled by such person as the Governors-General_of the two Dominions may agree to nominate us Chairman, and if the office of n member becomes vacant it shall be filled by Mich person as the Governor-General of the Dominion concerned may nonn- uate IIR member
1 (1) The Tribunal shall have power to make nwards in respect of references made to it before the first dav of Deeembu 1047, or with the pen':"~sion of the Chairman before, the first day of January, 194R, by any of the bodies hereinafter mentioned hain^ lefeienceh rel."itjtif> tn an\ of the following matters, nnme.lv .—
(a) the divsion between the Dominions of Tndin, and Pakistan, of the assets and liabilities of the Governor-General in Council;
ib) the apportionment between the Dormiuuiis of India and Pakistan of expenses incurred by or under authority derived from the Joint Defence Comic 1 oi the Supreme Commander for currying into effect the purposes of the Joint Defence Council Order, 1947;
, (c) the amount of assets and, liabilities of the Reserve Bank of India to bo transferred to Pakistan when the Preserve Bank of Tndia ceases to be the bank ot issue for Pakistan or the Centnil Bank of Pakistan,
(\\) the appoitiomnenf between ihr Doinmioiih of India and Pakistan of the pun ml earnings of foreign i xclmngi including eunent re lefisos of sfrrlhij; bv "Hi=; AII1|HMIV'S Governinent in the TTnited Kingdom, during the period when the He-serve Bank of Tndifi Eidni'irsters common exchnn^e controls on behalf of both the Dominions;
fe) tho division between the new Provinces of East Bengal and Wc-Ht Bengal, of the assets- mid liahilitifs ni the existing Province of Bengal;
'f) the allocflt'on tn the new Province of East liengal of ui\> of the assets and liabilities of the Province of Assam ;
- 742 THE GAZETTE OP INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, AUG. 12, 1947(g) the division between ilip new Provinces of West Punjab ami Has
Punjab, of the iis^eta and liabilities of (ho existing Province o the P u n j a b; and
(h) any other matter arising direelly out of partition.
(2) The bodies referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article a re tho bodie.
which on tlio date of the r-ommencem<-nt of this Order niv known iis-
(a) the Partition Council,
(b) the Provisional Join! Defence. Council,
(c) the Bengal Sepaiftiion Council,
(d) the Pnnjub Partition ( V m m i t t i e, unit
(e) the Assam Separation Council,
and tho corresponding bodies which aie in he set up us from tlio dute oi thi establishment o£ the PomiiiJoiin ut India and Pakistan.
(3) Whenever the appinpriale body mentioned in paragraph (2) oi thi Article ia unable to retie.li ,in d^ieed decis.ou in regard in " m a t t er uiont.ioue • in s u b - p a r a g r a p hs ( H) io ( %) n j; p -n ' i - j r : i - | i }i ( 1) t h c u o f,
i l mt b o dy h h u ll m a ke rofot'uTioe to the Tribunal, but bcffiii"' the Hrs( ilny of IVf;crnb(.i', 1947, or witl the pprm;8a'ou of the Chairman In-kin.1 rhe 1st duv ot January, 101ft, settin, out as clearly an may be 1h<> in,di -r or indltcrs in diffi rence
(4) Whenever any of tlio 1 >o 1^-, mentiiujarl in paraKKiph (m2) or tin's Aitiuk Provided that the body making the reference may, at any time, before the award is made, withdraw the reference by notice in writing to the Tribunal,
7. (1) Every award made in accordance with the provisions of Article 6 shall bo b nding on the two Dominions and all Provinces and other parts thereof, and on all persons directly or indirectly concerned in or affected by the award.
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTBAOBDINARY, AUG. 12, 1947 743(2) Every such award shall be communicated forthwith by the Chairman to the body by which the reference was made, the Governments of the two Dominions, and the Governments of the Piovinces concerned, if any.
8. (1) The Tribunal shall Lave power—
(a) to make an award conditional or hi the alternative; (b) to correct any clerical mistake or error arising from cttiy accidental slip or omission;
(c) subject to the provisions of this Girder, to determine its own proce- dure ; and
(d) to appoint such ministerial officers us it may find necessary.
(2) The Tribunal shall have all the pouei^. f witness- es and compelling the discovery and production of documents, and -shall be deemed to be a civil court within the meaning of sections 480 and 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1893
9. Nothing contained ia the Aibitt.i'ion Act, 104!>, skill ippK i" proceed- ings before the Tribunal
MOUNTP.ATTBN OJ?1 BUJilviA,
Qncejnor-Geneial.
K. V. K. SUKDARAVI,
Officer on Special Duty.
744 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAOBDINAKY, AUG. 12, 1947SECRETARIAT OF THE QOVERNOR-GENERAL (REFORMS) r
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 12th August 1947
No. Ct.G.O. 10.—The following Order made by the Governor-General JS publish- ed for genera) iiiformtitioir—
THE GROWN REPRESENTATIVE (TRANSFER OF PROPERTY AND
LIABILITIES) ORDER, 1947.
lu exoroiso of the powers conferred by section y of the Indian Independence Act, 1047, and fill other powers enabling him in that behuH, the Governor- Genural is pleased to make the following Order:—
1. (1) This Order may be cited aw tho Grown Representative (Transfer ot Evopcrty and Inabilities) Order, 1947.
(2) It shall come into force mi I he twelfth day of August 1947. 2. (1) In this Order, the expression "property" includes all moveable and immovenblo property and al) chosee in action, and, in particular, includes a I', rights subsisting under any contract.
(2) The Interpretation Act, JfcWO, appheh for the interpretation of this Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
H. All property which, immediately before the commencement of this Order, )B vested in His Majesty for the purposes of the exercise of the functions of the Crown in ita rotations with the Indian States is hereby vosted in Hie Majesty for the purposes of the Governor-General in Council; and as from the commence- ment of this Order, all such property shall be under the control und Tiitmage- tnent of the Governor-General in Ci-unc-il
4. All liabilities, whether arising out of a contract or otherwise, which have acmied against Hiy Majesty's representative for the exercise ot the functions of tho Crown in its relations with Tndian Btotes and are outstanding immediately before the commencement uf this Order shall thereafter be liabilities of th"j Go varn or- General.
MOHNTBATTEN OK BbliMA,
Qonernor-Gt'ni'ral.
K. V. K S UNI") All AM,
Officer on Special Duty,
THE GAZETTE OF INDIA KXTHAOEDINABY, AUG. 12, 1947 745SECRETARIAT OF THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL (REFORMS) NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 12th Augvt-i, 194/
Vo, G.G.O. 11.—The following Order made by the Governor- Oeneral is published for genoral information :•
THE INDIAN INDEPENDENCE (LEGAL PROCEEDINGS)
ORDER, 1947.
In oxeroise of the powers conforred b;y section 9 of tho Indian Independence Act, 1947, and of all other powers enabling him m that behalf, the Governor-General is pleased to make the following Order :—
1. (1) This Order may be o/tod as the Indian Independence •(Legal Proceedings) Order, 1947.
(2) It shall come into force at onub. 2. (\) Tn this Order, "appointed day" meana the fifteenth day of August, 1947.
(2) Tho Interpretation Act, 1889, shall apply for the inter- pretation of this Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
3. Notwithstanding the sotting up of the two independent Dominions of India and Pakistan and tho croation of new Provinces by the Tndian Independence Act, 1947,—
(1) till proceedings ponding immediately boforo the appointed day 'n any of the Spocial Tribunals specified in column 1 of the Schodule to this Order shall bo continued in that Tribunal as if tne said Act had not boon passed, and that Tribunal shall continue to have for the purposes of tho said proceedings all the jurisdiction and powers winch H had hmnedifiMy before the appointed day ;
(2) not withstanding anything contained in any other law to the contrary, any appeal frem or application for revision of any order or sentence of the Tribunal in a case specified m column 2 of the Schedulo to this Order shall lie to the High Coui-t specified in ' the corresponding on try in column 3 of the said Sohodule ; and
CD effect shall bo gi\ en within the territories of eithei of tne tw o Dominions to any order or sontencc of any such Special 1 ril
4. Notwithstanding the creation of certain new Provinces and the transfer of certain tonitorios from the Province of Ast^m to the Province of Efist Pengal by the Indian Independence Act, 1047.-
(1) all proceedings pending immedictely before the appointed day in any civil or criminal comt, (other than a High Couit) in the
746 THft ttAZETTE OP INDIA JflXTRAORDJNARY, AUG. 12, 1047Province of^ Bengal, the Punjab or Assam flhall be continued in that court'AS if th.o said Ant had not beon passod, and that oouit shall continue to have for the purposes of the said proceedings all the- jurisdiction and powc rs which it had immediately before the appoint.od day ;
(2) any appeal oi' application for rovisioa in respoet of any proceedings so ponding in any inoh court shall Jie in the court which wouJd have appellate, OL' US the case may be revisions I, jurisdiction over Lh°jt court jf the proceeding wo *o instituted in that court aftoi1 the appointed day ; and
THE SCHEDULE
Mtf Artie [a 3)
2
,1
Cfisns
Hi^h Court, Special Tribunn 1
A ll c a s es . . ..
First Special Tribunal,
The High Court in Calcutta.
Calcutta.
All c a s es . . ..
Second Spocial Tribunal,
The Hi^h (Wfc in Calcutta.
Calcutta.
First Spocial Tribunal,
The High Court of Enst Punjab.
Lahore.
t. C r o wn v, S o h an L ai B h a y a u a, S h a n ta N a n d, a nd R am L ai iSarma.
Tho digla Court
in Lahore.
2. Crown v. Major C. A. Hunt, M. A. Sheikh, Hansan Din, and Najamuddin.
The High Court
in Lahore.
3. Crown v. Major 0. A. Hunt, Subedar Sant Ram Bhatia, andM. A. Shoikh.
Second Special Tribunal, 1. Oown 0. R. B. L. Padam Chand Taela, and another.
Lahore.
The High Court iu Lahore. Tho High Court in Bombay.
2. Crown v. J. K. Gas Plant Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Juggilal Kamlapat (Rampur) Ltd., B. B. Mathur, and S. K. Seth.
THE GAZETTE OP INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, AUG. 12, 1047 1¥T3 High ("'ijiu't Spocial Tribunal
2 Oases
Tho High Ocnut in Bombay.
3. Crown v. Juggilal Kainlapat Gas Plant Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Juggilnl Kainlapat (Ramnur) Ltd.. Kailashpafc Singhania, B. B. Alathur, and H. K. Soth.
Tho Hi-li Coiu't of " Ea="t Pimp l>.
i. Crown v. MadanJal Dalmiya, Lakshmi Cbanrl Jain, Rang Lai Kislian Waxona, H.uiclior Da? Bn^ri, (Jan^a Das JVIohta, flam Gopal T)a^a, and Balabh Das.
Third Special Tribunal, All ^Hseg . . ..
Lahore.
Tho Hi-ih Court of East Punjab.
(Inve.rnor-Gertciai.
K. V. K. SU"NI)Aia\l,
Officer on Special Duiy,
^748 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, ATJG 12, 1947SECRETARIAT OP THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL (REFORMS)
NOTIFICATION.
New Delhi, the 1M Auqust 1947.
No. G. G. 0. 12—The following Order made by the Governor- General is published for general information:
THE INDIAN INDEPENDENCE (INCOME-TAX PRO-
CEEDINGS) ORDER, 1947.
J n exercise of the powers conferred by section 9 of the Indian Independence Act, 1947, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, the Governor-General is pleased to make the following Order :—
1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Indian Independence (Tnoome-tax Proceedings) Order, 1947.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
•2. (1) In this Order,—
" appointed day " means the fifteenth day of August, 1947 ;
" assessae " means
profits tax is payable ;
" relevant Tax Act '" means the Indian Income-tax Act, 1922, as subsequently amended, or as the case may be, the Excess Profits Tax Act, 1940, as subsequently amonded ;
"' Tax Authority " moans any of the following authorities, namely, the income-tax authorities mentioned in section 5 of the Indian Income-tax Act, 1922, the Appellate Tribunal mentioned in seotion 5A thereof, and the excess profits tax authorities mentioned in section 3 of tho Excess Profits Tax Aot, 1940 ; "' Tax Officer '" means tin Income-tax Officer or an Exces8 Profits Tax Officer within the meaning of the re- levant Tax Aot.
(2) The Interpretation Aot, 1889, shall apply for the interpre- tation of this Order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
3. Where before tho appointed day the jurisdiction of a Tax Officer under the relevant Tax Act has been altered in connection with the setting up of the Dominions of India and Pakistan, or where after the appointed day the case of an assessee is transferred from one Dominion to the other by agreement between the Cen- tral Boards of Rovenue of the two Dominions, and by reason o f such alteration of jurisdiction or transfer the case of an assessee
THE GAZETTE OF JNDJA EXTltAuKDINABV, AUG. 12, UM7 74(Vfalls to bo dealt with on or after the appointed day by the Tax Authorities of India, or as the case may be of Pakistan, all pro- ceedings relating to the case- pending before any Tax Authority of Pakistan, or as the cape my be of India, shall be transferred to the corresponding Tax Authority of India, or as the case may be of Pakistan, and shall be disposed of by the last mentioned Tax Autho- rity in accordance with law.
4. Any such transfer shall not render necessary the re-issue of any notice already issued by a Tax Authority, whether before or after the appointed day, or the commencement de novo of any proceeding in the case, and all subsequent proceedings, whether by way of appeal, revision or otherwise, shall bo taken before the appropriate Tax Authority of the Dominion to which the case has been so transferred.
6. No such transfer shall be calJed in question on the ground that the Tax Authority to which the proceeding is so transferred has no jurisdiction to deal with the case.
MOHNTBATTEN OF BLHMA,
(loufirnor-Geiicral.
K. V. K.. STTNDAKAM.
Officer on Special Duty.
750 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY, AUG. 12, 1947GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR
NOTIFICATION
N?w Delhi, the, i)lh August 1947
No, LE. 1(4).—-In exercise of the powers conferred by section 38 of the Indus- trial Disputes Act, 1947 (XIV of 1947), the Central Government is pledged to make the following rules, the mime having been previously published as required by subjection (1) of the said section, namely : —
THE INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES (CENTRAL) EULES, 1947
PRELIMINARY
1 Tit/ii and application.—(1) These rules tnav bo called the Industrial Dis- putes (Central) Rules, 1947.
(2) Thoy extend to all (.'hie! Commissioners' Provinces other thun British Baluchistan and shall also apply in relation to all industries, businesses Find undertakings carried on by or under the authority of the Central Government, by -llh1 Federal liwilwny and to major pnrts, mines and oilfields, throughout British Jndia.
2 Definitions.—ln these rules, unless there is anything repugnant in tho sub- ject or context: —
(n) " A c t" means the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947; (b) "Chairman" moans the chairman of a Board, Court ov Tribunal or, if tho Court, or Tribunal consists of one person only, such person;
(c) "Committee" means a Worts Committee constituted under sub- Bection (7) of section 8 of the Act.
(d) ".Form" means a form in tho Schedule to the^o rules; (e) "Section" means a aection of the Act.
PAHT I
riWXUMUUE FOTt KllFEKENCF, uF TNDUHTTIIAL DTHPUTJSH TO B0ARP8 OF OONOIT.IATION, COURTS OF INQUIRY on INDUSTRIAT, 'pRiBiiNALft
R. Application.—-An application fur the reference of an industrial dispute io a Board, Court or Tribunal shall be made in Form A and shall be delivered peihontilly or forwarded by regifrtercd post in triplicate to the Secretary lo the Cm ernment of India in the Department of Labour. The application shnll be accompanied by a statement setting forth —
(a) the parties to the dispute;
(b) the specific matters to dispute; (c) the total number of workmen employed in the undertaking affected; (d) an estimaic of the number of workmen affected or likely to be affected by the dispute; and
(f) the efforts made by tho parties themselves to adjust the dispute.
4 Attestation of application.—The application and the statement accompany- ing ii, Rhall be signed—
(it) in the case of an employer, by the employer himself, or when the employer is an incorporated company or other body corporate, by the agent, manager or other principal officer of the Corporation;
(b) in tho case of workmen, either by tho President and Secretary of a registered trade union of the workmen, or by five representatives of the workmen duly authorised in this behalf at a meoting of the workmen held for the purpose.
THE GAZETTE OF 1NJJIA EXTIUOBDINABY, AUG. 12, 1047 761"• -•
, - = 6. Notification of appointment of Board, Court oi Tribunal.—Tho appointment of (i Board, Court or Tribunal together with the names of persons constituting the Board, Court or Tribunal shall be notified in the official Gazette.
0 Notice t-> partial) iu nominate rvprvseniirtiveti,—(1) If tho Central Govern nitnf proposes tu appoint a -Board, it shall send n no"Hco iu form B io thn parties requiring them to nominnie within a reasonable time persons to represent then1 on the Board.
(tl) Tho notice to the employer etiall be sent to the employer personally, or if thi' employer ia an incorporated company or a body corporate, to the agent malinger or other principal officer of yuch company or body,
(9j The notice to the workmen shall be sent—
(a) in the case of workmen who are members of a registered trade union, to the President or Wcevetary of the trade union; and
(b) in the case of workmen who are not members of ft registered trade union, to any one workman who has attested the application made under rule ii; iuul in this case a copy of the notice shall also be sent to the employer who shall display copies thereof on notice boards iu a conspicuous manner at the mam entrance t<> tho pre- mises of the establishment.
PART II
Pit WEBB, PBOOKDUKB AND DUTIES OF CONCILIATION OFFICERS, BoARPH,
CoHBTtJ AND TRIBUNALS
7. Conciliation proceedings. —Ou receipt of information about an existing or apprehended industrial dispute, or, whore- the dispute relates to a public utility service, ou roceipt of a notice of a strike or lock-out given under rule iJ'2 or rule- y3, the conciliation officer shall forth/with arrange to interview both the em- ployer and the workmen concerned with the dispuie at s^ch places and at such timed as he may deem fir and shall endmivour to bring about a settlement o£ tin- dispulo in question.
H. The conciliation officer may liold a meeting of fhe representsveb of both purlies jointly or of each party separately.
'J The conciliution officer shall conduct the proceedings evpediiiouslj and in such Hmmiov aK ho may deem fit
10, Place and time of lie a ring. —The sittings of a Board, Pourl or Tribunal slinll be held at such tim&s find pl'iues aR the Tljainnan may fix, and the (''hnir- man hhall inform the parties of the same in such manner as he thinks fit:
T'luvidcd that ns far as possible thu .Board, Court or Tribunal shall sit ;it or nortv the place where the dispute or matter arose which is Vmfivre it,.
11. Quorum for Board* and <}our{n.-~The quorum necessary to constitute ft fitting of a Board or Court shall be as follows : —
(i) in the case of a Board— Quorum.
where the number of membeis is 8 2
where the number of members is 5 8
(ii) in the case of n Court —
where the number of members is not more than 2 1
where the number of members is more than 2 but less than fi 2
where the number of members is 5 or more 8
V2. Casual vacancy in Tribunal.—Where a Tribunal consists of two or more members, the Tribunal may, with the consent of the parties, act notwithstanding any oasual vacancy in its number and no act, proceeding or determination of
752 THE UAZETTE OF INDIA EXTKAOKDJLNAiiY, AUG. W 1947the Tribunal shall be called in question or invalidated by reason of tm> iiu U vaouney.'
13. Administration of oath.—Any member of u Board, Court or Tribunal imvy administer tm oath.
14. Evidence.—A Board, Court or Tribunal rnay accept admit or call 1"L evidence at any stage of the proceedings before it tinj in such manner ah it may think tit,
15. Summon*.—A summons issued by u Board, Court oi Tribunal shall be in I'orm 'C and may require any person bo produce beLoro it any books, pupe"r. or other documents and things m hife possession oi1 under his control in any way relating to Che mutter under investigation or adjudication by the Board, Court or Tribunal which the Board, Court or Tribunal thinks necessary for the purpose of such Investigation or adjudication.
ltV Service of Hummons or nolico.—Any notice, summons, process Oi order issued by a Board, Court or Tribunal may be served either personally o> by re^'ifl ered post,
17, Procedure at the- first titiing.—At the first sitting of a Board, Court of Tribunal, the Ohairrann sbull call upon the parties in such order us he mio think fit to state their CUSG.
18. Information to be kept confidential.—AW books, papers and other docu- ments or tilings produced before a Board, Court or Tribunal whether voluntarily or m pursuance of a summons may be inspected by the Board, Court or Tribunal ant also by such parties as the Board, Court oi Tribunal allows; but the information obtained therefrom shall not except as provided in the Act, be made public; and such purls of the books, papery, documents or things as in the opinion of tho Board, Court or Tribunal do not relate to the matter*, u'j IKBIUI may be sealed up,
W Board Court <>? Tribunal may ported ex-jmrte.—-If without good cuuhe shown, any p.irtv to proceedings before * Board, Court or Tribunal fads to attend or to be represented, the Board, Court or Tribunal may proceed as if he had duly attended or had been repiesented.
20 Power of entry and inapection.—A Board, Court, or Tribunal or any member thereof or any other person authorised in wilting by a Board, Court or Tribunal in this behalf may, tor the purposes of any investigation enquiry or adjudication entrusted to the Board, Court or Tribunal under the Act, at anv lime between the hours of sunrise and RUusot, and m the case of ft person authorised in writing by a Board, Court or Tribunal after he has given reason- able notice, enter any'building, factory, workshop or other plnco or premise, whatsoever, and inspect the same or any work, machinery appliance or article theieii, or interrogate any person therein in respect of anything situated therein „- nn> matter relevant to the subject-matter oi the i n v o l u t i o n, enquiry ,,i
' " ' ' S f ^ T c 'r of Board*, Courts and Tribunals.—In addition to the powers con- ferred by sub-section (3) of section 11 of the Act Boards, Courts and 'XWb™dta shall have the same powers a, are vented in a o.v.l ooyrt^nder th- Code of Cml Procedure, 1908, when trying a suit, in respect of the following matters,
namely: —
^a) discovery and inspection; (b) granting adjournment; (o) reception of evidence taken on affidavit;
ai,d the Board, Court or Tribunal may summon and g a m i ne ^ ™to a t tJ
Procedure, 1898.
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held in public:
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i)2. Coitnlitulit>u Anv implode! lo whom an oidii Tiuide undei sub-Hection ^1) ol section y lelutes shall loitliwitb nioreed lo loriHiiiute n Works i ummil/ti t in t he Jimnnei prescribed in this I ' j i t,
•jj. ISiumbci o] imiiibtix -J hi_ nnuibi i ol u i e m b us i oiiBUtutiny Lhe I um mittee shall bo h \ ed so us to itttord leprebentntiou to 1 lie \ mious Pate&oiios, groups find. (.-IUW-L-S oi workmen engaged m, tind to t he section-i, tJiops, i>r iiep.tn uionis oi, tliu ostabbshment
Provided that t he total numbei ol luembuib bhtill n
Provided tmUwj* tlitii 1he numbei ol iepn.^oiitu,tivob ul Lhe wurkuJL-n shall :iot bo lebs thau the numhei1 oi lopre^cntut^ot, oi tho employer. 04, Reprcitontatioeii o} employei —Subject lo the provitions ol tin.si i u l i s. thu representatives yf the employer Hliall be nominated by the employci and shall as i ar a& possible, be omcialb m direct touch with or associated with thb working ot t he establishment. U,ri. Consultation with luidc uiuoim,—WIILIO
{a) lio'w in \ii) ot the woiliinm an, itiHnibeis oi. the union, ,iiid (b) ho"W tlieir niemljetship is ilihtnbuted umong t he si (.'tiont,, ahn]jb oi d e p a r t m e n ts ol the establishment 8 0. Gioupit o] uKuhmciix tepitxnilahvei—Un i p < c i ] )t ol ihi- i n t o i n m r i on called for u n d er r u le 3.1, t he e m p l o y er HIIHII p i o v i df lot- t he election ot w o r k m en ^ r e p r e s e u t a t h es on t he C o m n n t t ee m 1\\o g i o u p s- (1) thohe to be e l e c t ed b\ t he u o r k i n on ot t hu tistiibbbluueni \vhu me m e m b e rs ot t he union or iminns, a nd \2) t h o se tu he eleuLed b\ t he w i n k m tn "1 tin, i*slnl)li'-bioi id w ho u ie no! m e m b e is ul t he union oi u n i o n s, 89. Qualifications for voters.—All workmen, otU'i than onsuol employees, (2) Vor holding the election, tluj ymplojor shall tilbo fix A date which .shall not ho curliiii' lluin thrun dnys find Inter than ten days after the closing iltiU1 Ini ivcipiviug iioaiiiiHTiijiis ('*i\ T he i[utij^ sn livoil slmll he nntitii'd at lfiwl si-'\en du^a in a d v a n ce to tin.1 x^ii-kiii^ii and liu1 iiiiinn oi uniuii^ i-Min'oriu'd, -.nth noticL' shall be affixed cii tin- n o t i ce Imni'd OJ ^ i \ en nde([utiie ] ' u b l i c i ty amniighl t hp w o r k m e n. Thts n o t i ce s h a ll spo(.-i1,> t he n u i u b ei D! yctits lo bo oleo.tud b,v t he gtoUJW, seotionB, shops or departments and the number U> be elected b> the lueil'bws of the linii'ii in- uiiiiniH tind by t he n o n - m e n i b c v B. (4) \ i-np-y ot sucli nutlet "lndl be Kent to the union of unions concerned, 4 1, \t>niiiiiihi>ii of ritinliilafrt, fm rli'rtlon — - ( 1| K A L IT n o m i n a t i on s h a ll be luinlo on ,i Humiliation p a p er in h um ' H ', r o p i es oi "\\itieh bhnll be s u p p l i ed bv tlif euiplii\('i in t he w o r l c i n i ' i i , r e q u i r i ng t l i e t n. ('2j Ktirli j i u n i i n a t i on p a p er n n i bt be s i g n ed b.\r t he e a n d i d u te to w h om it relates mid attested b> at leant two other voters belonging to the electoral <_f>nfttituenr-y and ahull be delivered tn the employer. 4-2. Scmtinti cf unmmah'on paper*. -(1) On the day following tho last day fixed {in filint; the lioniination paperb, the nomination papers shall bo scru- tinised hy the employer in the presence of the candidates and the attesting pe7Non^ and those which ai-n not valid shnll be rejected. (2) For the purposu of sub-rule (1), u nomination paper shall be held to be not valid if (a) the oundidnte nominated in ineligible for membership undo) rule 38 or (b) the requirements of rule 41 hove not been complied with. 43. Voting in election.—(1) [f the number of candidates who have been validlv nominated Ls1 equal to the number of aoata, the candidates shall he forthwith declared duly elected. (2) If in any ennRtituenrv the number of candidates ia more than the number nf seutq allotted tn it, voting shall take place on the dny fixed for election. (8) Tho election shall be held in RHCII manner ns may be convenient for Lack electoral constituency. (4.) The voting shall be conduotod b\ the employer, • and, if any of the workmen concerned belong to a union, by such of them ae the union may nominate, AA. iirnngrnientu for election. -The employer shall be responsible for all nrranfi'emonts in connection with Iho alroHon 45 Officurn
(U) The Chuirinim shnll be noiniiiflted by the omplover from .imongst the emplovL'r'b i-epiL'^etitutivcs on the rommittoc (H1) Tho Vicr-rhfiirniflTi shnll bo elr^twl by the rVirrumttfip from nninnfrst ihe workmen's u-preseiilutives on \\\c f~\immittee (-1) Thi_ tw i joint Sen-claries shall be elected by the Committee from .nanny t he repiohei d a t i v es of (he employer mid ot t he w o i k m en r e s p e c t i v e l y. 4ii. Term o] uffict .—(1) T he tei tn uf niYiee ot a w o r k m e n 's r e p r e s e n t a t i ve dii the < u i n i n i l i re othei t h an n m e m b er chosen tu fill a cilRind v a c a n cy shrill III' t \ \ <1 " S L ' t l lS i'2) \ m e m b er chosen in (ill a casual v a c a n cy rihall hold office l or t he n n i ' \ | i i t ' i ' il t e l ' i ri oi I l ls |n e i l e c e s hi i r. 47 ]'nfanciest.—lu t he iTivnt of a Mni'kmcii'ii r e p r e s e n t a t i ve c e a s i ng to be • •Tiiylnyi'd in t he e s t a b l i s h m e nt or in i he e v e nt nf h is T'esixning t he m e m b e r s h ip in t he ( u i i o n i t i r e, hi-- sin c t ' ^m sli.dl lie e l e c t ed from t he c o a t i t i t u e n cy ho vihich ( he n i e m b ei \ m-.i (i 1114 t he se.it b e l o n g e d. 1H I'nii 1 1 lo co-opt—The ('niniiiittct' hhall h a \e I he 1'lf.dil to fin-opt in a. submitted bv the B...4.d or LWil.utM.i. fih'l]1 h l' ]" P o rm n- 0 Dhiniburl •)3 Notirn of lorh-Diil.—The HOHUL ut luck-oiit to bo ^ivou by an employer clf l i T \ i i i t, on ii p i i l i l it n t i l i 1\ ^ n \ i i ' i' ^ I I M II be in F o rm F. ,\4. Ticpod i)/ hul;-mil (> in Fni-in (i 1M. lhpo]l 1 hiih-f,ni.-tion (6) of s e c t i on 22 HIIHII be s e nt by i v p i s l e r o il (JOSI or ^ i v en p t > r s o n n l ly to t he C o n c i l i a t i on O t i i c ev ( L ' c n t n i l) i i p p o i n t i ' il fm I hc J o ed a i en cuiiCLTiieil, w i t li a c o py by r u g i s- U ' l ed p o st t o .- - (1) T I H- A d u j m i s i i d t ho I ) r | i ai t n i f nl ut Hie O o v o n m i e i ii of I n d ia c o n c o v n e i l, Form A v in -i J. • i T i u p t i r i ' h e n d i ' il . .—, itigfttiou und ™f Unraont bi refeired for enquiry, ™ ~~ ~ '~ aio a, Bomd of Coiicilintion "By H Court of HiLqniiy , dri application is liuri'by mnele under sub- fui TudiiFiliial Tfibniinl. 'I'liis application is miide by (lie undersigned who — ^^ been duly Hiithorkud tu do so 1^ \ iH nc nf a ievolution (copi, enclosed) adopted by n I J J M| t ii i tv i if i l ii m c i i i b c i 'v ] ) i t ' - i ' iH , il i) m e c l i n ;1 of ( be bclil on tbo Ul 758 T)1TC UAZETTt OK INDIA KXTKAOKDlNAliA \\\\ la, 11)17 A statement nI v l l ln th. jmiticIIIHIS luquued under lule 3 of the Industrial Misjmtos (t'entudj Italics, Llj47 iH attached Datwl tht IH Sif^natuic of Applicant.^) 'fo Tin h i i n f c a i\ I i llu U \ u u m e nt "t India J ' u p ui t n i e nt ot L n b u ui S t a t e m e nt r e q u i r ed uiuU'i iult< i ot Iho h i d u h t u al D i s p u t es (Ceufctal) B u l ea IW47, to ui.comptni'y tin IOMII ut njjplit ution p r e s c u b ed u n d er nub s e c t i on 2 ot S(ftie"i 10 ut 11K l i i d n s l i ml | ) i s p i i t i^ \.< t 1917 - (n) Puftm-, tn I lin d i s p uU ^b) SpL'tMtlL llltltU'lh 111 'llhpnte (c) Tutal nuiubm nl woiUnu'ij umijloytd in the undLittiking tiffucsted (<() E s t i m a te "I the numlu'i nf Mi)iltmijn nllei_,tcd or Likely to lie affopted >iv tho diHputi' fe) Eftuilh u m lf In the p n i l ic Hiemsi hi t> in )id]iiMt tbi. dibputo Porm B C(S'( ^ Tuli, fi) „,, - T i ll j l l f lq ' *r l H™ , , aid raid it is expedient to ie[ei tbc snid diRimt* under section 10 of the TuduBtrial lii^ijuteh Aet 19-17, to a Unurd of Conoilmtion for tho I'ui'poso ot mvobtitfahuk the sunn' and tnr (iromotiug i w-ttlomeiit thereof you 'ut hereby lequircd to lntimnte to tlia undcrRigned not lulei- thuu the tin iianiu(s) and adihcssfes) nl one (two) i)rvfion(fi) whom you wish to IepommfMid toi "ip])niiilnient .is \om lopTe^entutivofh1) on tho said Board If you fail to lrmltp tin lucormnendatioii b-s thp data specified above tho Central Government ^ill ^ele< t mil upponit such poihon(a) as it thinks fit 1o represent von Seorotary to the Government of India Depnrtmcnt of Tjalvmr Form 0 W h e r i ' M =t an i n d u s t t i il d i s p u ti l n t \ \ i uu m id h ii In < 11 B o i ' rJ fit Com i l n t i o ii fn' invnBti|ffttion t'nH ^etiln]nwnt r u i e i l ' O il to t J im <]onrt- ot K n q m >v fuj l i i v t ^ t i g a t i on i i m l er T n d n i r t rl 1 T r f h u n t il t ur i i l | i n l i i " > t i o ii s u c t i on 10 fit t hu I n i l i i s t nd I ) i - . | i i i ti A rt l 'J 17 ^ ou i ji l u u ln , u n i in i n i -d H o an I L1LL I, UJ'Ii'ii Ot"1 IMJlA EXi-UVOJilillS Ui\ AUU li!, W47 75') iluuo un t h at d,^\ nli flie. lmokf, p.i,poih a nd otht-i d o c u i ni 11K imtl t h i n gs in y o ur p r H s e s s i ou u) u i n l ri v o nt (utiU'oJ in mv \\i>^ u l n t i nr to llm n u t l et Board l l l i d tl nivc'btip-"tion h\ t h in Court ~ Trjburui 1 Dated Bo ird of < oncilintion Dene Siry'Sus, In a i f ) n[ T I UI w i th I ht JJ "\ i - ^ it i] i •>, ( o t i t i i m i il in M i b s fjc ii ^ ( 1; ul (- t1u t j jn fl 1 l i te K1 h u l ls l " \J l u ' l D t ' ll 1' M lf l l l l l i ' \ t' ( F f e i1 e n' •! o f f i c i- i n id i u ;; I m ( o n i il i t i o ii ( M TK et in r li I K MI in i- i i i i f e l i K" Ij 7HIJ TJ-IE (. \ Z K T TL OP i _ \ J j L\ r - A T l i l o K M X Mn , U ' < i. 12, i'Jl'i p o rm P F ) i ) i> of n u t i uc <>] l<:( I, u u' lii hr i j i v i ' ii by an i in p h i i /, i L>\) i tj'niij an a P u b l ic t'h ti-y H< ; i "d , N" line ni Ejujiloyci1 ^Jdi'L^s Didv<[ t i le To / T in S i i - i t l n rv nt tlio Kugibti'ii.d I'liiuii, it i i n j ). l>( HI- M r, S t u k ' U i c i il nf t he CUSP T H E Information to be supplied in tljs form immediately on the occurrence of a strike op look-out in a public utility service to the Conciliation Officer (Central) for the local area concerned. ' j Numbe of worterra involved ? d o n o v i r G A Z E T T E i g o p h t t t Directly Indirectly u o O F g n - t u h t i k I w u o u o g n e r t k a - - i t i i i r t s i S - i ) i l o D f N D r I k c o g n k o o o o s l i l ' 1 A Any other information k t r e d n u d ^ ^ d n a n r i i i e k i m O o f d J i t o i f n o W e k k i r t s l i t n d i l f Is there any permanent agency or agreement in the undertaking for the sflttlptnent of disputes betweenthn employer and workmen ? If any exists, particulars tht-reof. t i r t a a e a r o t w S " t i / m S d ' r h N i o i w t N o n n o X T E A O B D , s a I o s W f i N A K Y , 11 9 6 7 8 5 10 3 1 A W . 1 2 , jfote Coltmyi (3). Give the avtragf number of workmen eraploved dtn-ing the month pirvjous fo the day or which the strike or lock-out oecurred. While reckoning the average, omit the day or whifh attendance vras not r ormal for rr^sonh other than individual reasons of parti- cular workmen. Thus days on which strike oi- lockout occurs nr communal holiday is enjoytd by a large section of ^workers sLould bp omitted. 1 0 4 7 Column (4). If say. 200 woikers in a factory shike vro-k ai d in coistqun ce the v hole factor;- employing 1,000 workers has to be dosed then 200 =hould te ehown under "'directly"" ar d the n mainicg in der '-iri'irectly". If the strikE of 2fln workers does not effect the •working of the other departments of the factory, the number of vroikers involved would only be 20n, which figure should appear under ''directly" and colum "indirectly'" would be blank. Column (8). Give the main causes of th" dispntt as> well as the immediate cause that led to the strike or lock-out. 7 6 1 Group / tiootion / 8hi>p / Doptti'tmeni) Name of industrial Ewtttbliahroent. 1 nominate (Hiit enter tho utiine oi the workmen's i'e- preheutfttive eligible for election) an a oiuididntii \"t okciion to tliu Wen kB Comunltee. Higuatuie oi 1'ioiiobet1 Date 1 tigine to the ])ioj)nKu 1 nomiliution Date Atte^fcodby (1) ") ri" be signed by any two voters belonging y to the electoral coiib>titiu
H. iQIANNA, Dy Secy N.fl —With relereme iu tht ]iio\ibioiib of clause rt of the Executive Council (Trnmidoiml Provisions) Older, HUT, it ib notified for general mioriuntioii ihat ihpRa rules are imblialicd iitter wufiultutioii with the Department, of Labour (l'akibtunj. V. K. JJ. MENON, Secy. riBlIHIIED BY 1HI MANACETI OF PUBLICATION S, DBLHIj INDIA, PBTNTBD ]ty THD MANAOLII, GOVERNMENT or INDIA P E M J, Nrw DELHI, INDIA.PART VF
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T.HE (J-AZKTTE OK INDIA 14XTRAOBDINARY, AI.HI. 12, 1U47 757
SCHKDTTLE
Court of luijuhij
Imliintiiiil Triluimil
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Form E
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FormG
{See Rule 54)
Fonn of Report of Strike or Lock-out in a publir utility sf-rekt
Form H
(See Lulc 4L)
It'onn of Noviuiaiiun Papvi.
Sjgtmture of ouudidate