...would not have intended to confer such large powers on the certifying officer and the appellate authority, this is a matter completely in the wisdom of the Legislature. The frequency with which laws relating to ...and applied for their modification in certain respects. The National Press Employees' Union took advantage of this occasion and moved the certifying officer to amend para 45 so as to read as follows...objected to the modification, but their objections were overruled and the certifying officer certified the amendment as prayed for by the National Press Employees' Union. The Management of the “Hindu...

...did not have five years' experience in the field of Labour Laws as Labour Inspector or Deputy Chief Inspector of Shops or Wage Inspector. He was a Statistical Officer for about six years and there..., therefore, be legitimately appointed to the post of Labour-cum-Conciliation Officer unless, amongst other things he possessed five years' experience in the working of Labour Laws as ...gained by him in the working of Labour Laws in the post of Labour-cum-Conciliation Officer must be regarded as sufficient to constitute fulfilment of the requirement of five year...

...model standing orders are in the opinion of the certifying officer less advantageous to them than the corresponding standing orders applicable to them under the said proviso also apply in relation to such...certifying officer is required to forward a copy of the draft amendments to all concerned and to give them the opportunity of being heard. He has to decide whether or not any modification of the draft is...amendments thereof” to the employer and to the trade union or other representative of the workmen. Section 6 provides for appeals against the order of the certifying officer. The certifying ...

...in Town Municipal Council, Athani v. Presiding Officer, Labour Court, Hubli has dissented from the decision of the Bombay High Court and...S.M Sikri, J.— These appeals by Special Leave are directed against the order of the Central Government Labour Court, Bombay, holding that the applications filed by the...period beyond three years. In holding this the Labour Court followed the decision of the Full Bench of the Bombay High Court in Manager, Messrs P.K Porwal v. Labour Court. The Bombay...

...Marketing Division, Western Region, including its Head Office at Bombay. On receipt of the Draft Standing Orders, the Certifying Officer issued notices to various employees' unions and after following the...certified by the Certifying Officer, related to the representation of an employee in the disciplinary proceedings. The result was that the provision relating to the representation of an employee during...as final. The clause relating to the representation of an employee during disciplinary proceedings, as set out in the Draft Standing Orders, was approved and the order of the Certifying Officer in...

...the mandatory provisions of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”). The dispute regarding his termination of services was referred to the Labour Court by the.... The jurisdiction of the Labour Court to entertain and adjudicate the reference was also disputed. However, after the evidence of the parties, the Labour Court vide its award dated 16-4-1986 directed...reinstatement of the workman with full back wages from 8-12-1981. It may be worth noticing that the issue regarding jurisdiction of the Labour Court to entertain the reference was not pressed by the...

...quashing the impugned order of the Certifying Officer dated October 11, 1984 and the impugned order of the Appellate Authority dated May 4, 1987. The Union which had initiated the proceedings for...3 to submit to the Certifying Officer draft Standing Orders proposed by him for adoption in his industrial establishment. Sub-section (2) of Section 3 lays down that in such draft Standing Orders...industrial establishment and (b) the Standing Orders are otherwise in conformity with the provisions of the Act. It further casts a duty on the Certifying Officer or Appellate Authority to adjudicate...

...of the Licensing Officer. Chapter v. takes care of the welfare and health of contract labour obliging the appropriate Government to make rules to ensure that the requirements of canteen, restrooms...only 400 workers to be absorbed.61. Ms Indira Jaising has contended that the primary object of the labour laws is to effectuate the Directive Principles of State Policy...entitlement for earned leave on the basis of a fixed date and that no general principle was laid down that the contract laws are inapplicable to labour-management relation...

...other from the Certifying Officer for Standing Orders and Labour Commissioner to the General Secretary of the Employees Union that the Board and the workmen considered the certified Standing Orders of...amended in 1956 and as it now stands, requires every employer of an industrial establishment as defined in the Act to submit to the Certifying Officer draft Standing Orders, that is, “Rules relating to...Orders. On receipt of the draft Standing Orders from the employee, the Certifying Officer is required to forward a copy of the same to the trade union concerned or the workmen inviting them to prefer...

...P.N Bhagwati, J.— This is a writ petition brought by way of public interest litigation in order to ensure observance of the provisions of various labour laws in relation to...authority because it is not the purpose of this writ petition to find fault with any particular authority for not observing the labour laws in relation to the workmen employed in the projects which are...being executed by it, but to ensure that in future the labour laws are implemented and the rights of the workers under the labour laws are not violated. These various authorities to whom the execution...

...; they are the State of U.P, Certifying Officer for Standing Orders and Labour Commissioner, U.P, Kanpur, and three representatives of the employees respectively. At the hearing before us, the employees...employees and submitted the same to the Certifying Officer on 24th December, 1959, for certification. At that time, the workmen employed by the appellant had not formed any Union, and so, the Labour...).8. Originally, the jurisdiction of the Certifying Officer and the Appellate Authority was very limited; they were called upon to consider whether the Standing Orders submitted for...

...shall comply with the requirement of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (“the CLRA Act”, for short) and other labour laws, in particular, the statutory provisions regarding minimum...Writ Petition No. 11683 of 1985) and form a cooperative society as a device to deprive the workmen of their rights and to circumvent the provisions of various labour laws...of labour laws to the members of the first respondent Union.53.1 We will first examine whether there was any material at all to hold that the wages were being directly...

...Directors, the Executive Committee and other Committees constituted under the bye-laws and certifying copies of entries in the Banker's books.7. The grievance of the...Bank resolved that an enquiry be held for fixing responsibility in the matter of the fraudulent encashment of the draft. The enquiry was held by the Chief Executive Officer, Satish Chander Dutt, who was....2. The demand raised by the appellant in regard to his dismissal was referred by the Government of Punjab to the Conciliation Officer, who recommended that the appellant's case should be forwarded...

...settlement of industrial disputes, enforcement of labour laws and promotion of welfare among industrial labour. In 1987, at the time of the merger, the cadre had five posts in Grade A sta...or labour laws and five years' experience in dealing with labour problems. The prescribed qualifications for a Labour Officer were a Bachelor's degree in Arts with economics, commerce or sociology, a...under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 acting as a registering officer under Contract Labour Regulation and Abolition Act, 1970, duties under the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965, Maternity Benefits Act...

...the Officer certifying the Standing Order is directed to adjudicate upon “the fairness or reasonableness” of the provisions of the Standing Order. The Certifying Officer is the statutory represent...of the society. It seems to us that while adjudging the fairness or reasonableness of any Standing Order, the Certifying Officer should consider and weigh the social interest in the claims of the...employer and the social interest in the demands of the workmen. Section 10 provides the mode of modifying the Standing Orders The employer or the workman may apply to the Certifying Officer in the...

...upon between the parties’ as a matter requiring to be provided in the Standing Orders. On receipt of the Draft Standing Orders from the employee, the Certifying Officer is required to forward a copy of...Certifying Officer adjudicates them as fair and reasonable. The Certifying Officer is invested with the powers of a civil court for the purposes of receiving evidence, administering oaths, enforci...attendance of witnesses, etc. etc. The order of the Certifying Officer is subject to an appeal to the prescribed appellate authority. The Standing Orders as finally certified are required to be entered...

...Company to the certifying officer under Section 4 of the Act were certified by him on 7/8-8-1962, after deciding objections that had been filed on behalf of the workmen. In appeal, the Chief Labour...otherwise in conformity with the provisions of the Act. The section further provides that it shall be the function of the certifying officer or the Appellate Authority to adjudicate upon the fairness or...reasonableness of the provisions of the Standing Orders. Section 6 provides that any person aggrieved by the order of the certifying officer passed under Section 5(2) may appeal to the Appellate...