(1) The Labour Court, the Industrial Court or a Board, as the case may be, shall issue a notice in Form Q to the opposite parry or parties to file the Written statement.
Subject to the provisions of sub-rule (1), any notice, summons, process or order issued by a Labour Court, the Industrial Court or a Board empowered to issue such notice, summons, process or order may be served either personally or by registered post.
["The postal expenses for sending such notice, summons, process or order to the opposite party shall be borne by the applicant or the appellant. The Court may in exceptional cases exempt him from paying such expenses."] Where there are numerous persons as parties to any proceeding before a Labour Court.
the Industrial Court or a Board and such persons are not members of any trade union or an association, the service of notice, summons, or order on the Secretary or the principal officer or the trade union of the association shall be deemed to be sufficient service on such persons.
Where there are numerous persons as parties to any proceeding before Labour Court, the Industrial Court or a 'Board and such persons are not the members of a trade union or an association, a Labour Court, the Industrial Court or a Board as the case maV be, shall cause the service of any notice, process, summons or order to be made by affixing the same at or near the main entrance of the undertaking concerned. A notice, process, summons or order served in such manner shall be deemed to be duly served on such employees as cannot be ascertained, found or served otherwise.
55. If, without sufficient cause being shown, any arty to the proceedings, before a Labour Court, the Industrial Court or a Board thus to attend Or represent the Labour Court, the Industrial Court or the Board may pass such order as it may think fit or may proceed as if the party had duly attended or represented.
56. A Labour Court, the Industrial Court or a Board may for the purposes of any.
investigation, enquiry or arbitration pending before it under the Act at any time during working hours and in the case of any person authorized by the Labour Court, the Industrial Court or the Board after he has given the reasonable notice, enter any building, undertaking, workshop or other place or premises whatsoever and inspect the same or any work, machinery, appliance or article therein or anY. matter relevant to the subject matter pending before the Labour Court, the Industrial Court or the Board... -
57. In addition to the powers conferred by the Act, a Labour Court, the Industrial Court or a Board shall have the same powers as are vested in court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, when trying a suit in respect of the following matters :- Granting adjournments.
Joiner and adding of parties.
Amendment of Pleadings.