Industrial Disputes Act, 1947

Section - 25Q - Penalty for lay-off and retrenchment without previous permission

Penalty for lay-off and retrenchment without previous permission.

25Q. Any employer who contravenes the provisions of section 25M or [***] of section 25N shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.

STATE AMENDMENTS

RAJASTHAN

For section 25Q the following section shall be substituted, namely:—

"25Q. Penalties for lay-off and retrenchment without previous permission. -Any employer who—

(a) lays off a workman without complying with the provisions of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 25M; or

(b) contravenes an order refusing to grant permission to lay-off or to continue the lay-off of a workman under sub-section (4) of section 25M; or