Maharashtra · Act 1 of 1972

The Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971

An Act to provide for the recognition of trade unions for facilitating collective bargaining for certain undertakings ; to state their rights and obligations; to confer certain powers on unrecognized unions; to provide for declaring certain strikes and lock-outs as illegal strikes and lock-outs; to define and provide for the prevention of certain unfair labour practices; to constitute courts (as independent machinery) for carrying out the purposes of according recognition to trade unions and for enforcing the provisions relating to unfair practices; and to provide for matters connected with the purposes aforesaid.

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Jurisdiction
Maharashtra
Enactment date
1972-02-01
Sections available
61

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1Short title.→2Extent, commencement and application.→3Definitions.→4Industrial Court.→5Duties of Industrial Court.→6Labour Court.→7Duties of Labour Court.→8Investigating Officers.→9Duties of Investigating Officers.→10Application of Chapter III.→11Application for recognition of union.→12Recognition of union.→13Cancellation of recognition and suspension of rights.→14Recognition of other union.→15Application for re-recognition.→16Liability of union or members not relieved by cancellation.→17Publication of order.→18Recognition of union for more than one undertaking.→19Obligations of recognised union.→20Rights of recognised union.→21Right to appear or act in proceedings relating to certain unfair labour practices.→22Rights of unrecognised unions.→23Employees authorised by recognised union to appear or act in certain proceedings to be considered as on duty.→24Illegal strike and lock-out.→25Reference of Labour Court for declaration whether strike or lock-out is illegal.→26Unfair labour practices.→27Prohibition on engaging in unfair labour practices.→28Procedure for dealing with complaints relating to unfair labour practices.→29Parties on whom order of Court shall be binding.→30Power of Industrial and Labour Courts.→31Consequences of non-appearance of parties.→32Power of Court to decide all connected matters.→33Regulation to be made by Industrial Court.→34Execution of order as to costs.→35Law declared by Industrial Court to be binding.→36Authorised Officer to appear in any proceeding before Court.→37Powers of Investigating Officers.→38Powers of Labour Court in relation to offences.→39Cognizance of offence.→40Powers and procedure of Labour Courts in trials.→41Power of Labour Court to impose higher punishment.→42Appeal.→43Powers of Industrial Court.→44Industrial Court to exercise superintendence over Labour Courts.→45Power of Industrial Court to transfer proceedings.→46Orders of Industrial or Labour Court not to be called in question in criminal courts.→47Penalty for disclosure of confidential information.→48Contempts of Industrial or Labour Courts.→49Penalty for obstructing officers from carrying out their duties and for failure to produce documents or to comply with requisition or order.→50Recovery of money due from employer.→51Recovery of fines.→52Periodical returns to be submitted to Industrial and Labour Courts.→53Modifications of Schedules.→54Liability of executive of union.→55Offence under section 48 (1) to be cognizable.→56Certain officers to be public servants.→57Protection of action taken in good-faith.→58Pending proceedings.→59Bar of proceedings under Bombay or Central Act.→60Bar of Suits.→61Rules.→

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