2023 · Q58
Which one of the following statements relating to conclusion of conciliation proceedings under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 is not correct?
Industrial Relations and Labour LawsIndustrial Disputes Act, 1947
- AIt is concluded on the date when a memorandum of settlement is signed by the parties.
- BIt is concluded on the date when it ends in failure resulting in no memorandum of settlement signed between the parties.
- CIt is concluded on the date when the report of the Conciliation Officer is received by the Appropriate Government when no settlement is arrived.
- DIt is concluded on the date when the reference is made by the Appropriate Government to the Labour Court/Industrial Tribunal under Section 10 of the Act during pendency of the conciliation proceedings.
Explanation
Under Section 20(2) of the Industrial Disputes Act, conciliation concludes on the date the settlement memorandum is signed (A), or where no settlement is reached, when the Conciliation Officer's report is received by the appropriate Government (C), or on the date of a Section 10 reference made during pendency (D). It is not concluded merely on the date the talks fail; the statute keys conclusion to receipt of the report. Hence B is the not-correct statement.