Question : SETTLEMENT OF LABOUR DISPUTES



(a)

(a) whether the Government make any evaluation of the delay by Industrial Tribunals and Labour Courts in the settlement of labour disputes;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the follow-up action taken thereon?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT ( SHRI MUNI LALL )

(a): Yes, sir.

(b) & (c): 1. The Ministry of Labour, from time to time, has brought to the notice of the Presiding Officers of the Central Government Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Courts the need to reduce pendency of cases. In a recent review meeting held in May, 2001 in the Ministry of Labour, the Presiding Officers were once again requested about the need to reduce the pendency of cases and not to give repeated adjournments as such adjournments also result in delay in the disposal of cases.

2. As an effective measure to reduce the pendency of cases, a Lok-Adalat was organised on 9-11-2001 in the CGIT-cum-Labour Court, Delhi where 69 cases have been decided.