In any industrial dispute in which the Labour Court deems a local investigation to be requisite or proper for the purpose of computing the money value of a benefit, the Labour Court may issue a Commission to a person referred to in rule 63 directing him to make such investigation and to report thereon to it.
72. Commissioner's report-
(1) The Commissioner after such local inspection as he deems necessary and after reducing to writing the evidence taken by him, shall return such evidence together with his report in writing signed by him to the Labour Court,
(2) The report of the Commissioner together with the evidence taken by him shall be evidence in the industrial dispute and shall form part of the record of the proceedings in the industrial dispute ; but the Labour Court or with the permission of the Labour Court any of the parties to the industrial dispute may examine the Commissioner personally before the Labour Court regarding any of the matters referred to him or mentioned in his report or as to his report, or as to the manner in which he has made the investigation.
(3) Where the Labour Court is for any reason dissatisfied with the proceedings of the Commissioner it may direct such further enquiry to be made as it shall think fit.
73, Power of Commissioner.
Any Commissioner appointed under these rules may, unless otherwise directed by the order of appointment,
(a) examine the parties themselves and any witness whom they or any of them may produce and any other per- son whom the Commissioner thinks proper to call upon to give evidence in the matter referred to him;
(b) call for and examine documents and other things relevant to the subject of enquiry:
(e) at any reasonable time enter upon or into any promises mentioned in the order.
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74. Summoning of Witnesses, etc.
(1) The provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act of 1908) relating to the summoning, attendance, examination of witnesses and penalties to be imposed upon witnesses, shall apply to persons required to give evidence or to produce document before the Commissioner under these Rules.
(2) Every person who is summoned and appears as a witness before the Commissioner shall be entitled to payment by the Labour Court out of the sum deposited under rule 69, of an allowance for expenses incurred by him in accordance with the scale for the time being in force for payment of such allowance to witnesses appearing in the Civil Courts.
75. Representation of parties before the Commissioner:
The parties to the industrial dispute shall appear before the Commissioner either in person or by any other person who is competent to represent them in the proceedings before the Labour Court.
76. Notice of Strike:
(1) The notice of strike to be given by workmen in Public Utility Service shall be in Form P
(2) On receipt of a notice of strike under sub-rule (1) the employer shall forthwith intimate the fact to the Conciliation Officer having jurisdiction in the matter.
77. Notice of Lock-out.
The notice of lock-out to be given by an employer carrying on a public utility service shall be in Form-Q. The notice shall be displayed conspicuously by the employer on a notice board at the main entrance to the establishment and in the Manager's Office:
Provided that, where a registered trade union exists, a copy of the notice shall also be served on the Secretary, of the Union.
78. Notice of Lock-out or Strike:
The notice of lock-out or strike in a public utility service to be submitted by the employer under sub-section (3) of Section 22 shall be in Form-R.