What is the Form of report or award? Section 16 of Industrial Disputes Act
1947
16. (1) The report of a Board or Court shall be in writing and shall be signed by all the members of the Board or Court, as the case may be:
Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent any member of the Board or Court from recording any minute of dissent from a report or from any recommendation made therein.
(2) The award of a Labour Court or Tribunal or National Tribunal shall be in writing and shall be signed by its presiding officer.
Section 15 - Duties of Labour Courts, Tribunals and National Tribunals
Section 16 - Form of report or award
Section 17 - Publication of reports and awards
Section 17A - Commencement of the award
Section 17B - Payment of full wages to workman pending proceedings in higher courts
Section 18 - Persons on whom settlements and awards are binding
Section 19 - Period of operation of settlements and awards
Section 20 - Commencement and conclusion of proceedings
Section 21 - Certain matters to be kept confidential
CHAPTER V STRIKES AND LOCK-OUTS
Section 22 - Prohibition of strikes and lock-outs
Section 23 - General prohibition of strikes and lock-outs
Section 24 - Illegal strikes and lock-outs
Section 25 - Prohibition of financial aid to illegal strikes and lock-outs
CHAPTER V-A LAY-OFF AND RETRENCHMENT
Section 25A - Application of sections 25C to 25E
Section 25B - Definition of continuous service
Section 25C - Right of workmen laid off for compensation
Section 25D - Duty of an employer to maintain muster rolls of workmen
Section 25E - Workmen not entitled to compensation in certain cases
Section 25F - Conditions precedent to retrenchment of workmen