Industrial Disputes Act, 1947
22. Prohibition of strikes and Lockouts
(1) No person employed in a public utility service shall go on
strike in breach of contract-
(a) without giving to the employer notice of
strike, as hereinafter provided, within six weeks before striking; or
(b) within fourteen days of giving such
notice; or
(c) before the expiry of the date of strike
specified in any such notice as aforesaid; or
(d) during the pendency of any conciliation
proceedings before a conciliation officer and seven days after the conclusion
of such proceedings.
(2) No employer carrying on any public utility service shall
lock-out any of his workmen-
(a) without giving them notice of lock-out as
hereinafter provided, within six weeks before locking-out; or
(b) within fourteen days of giving such
notice; or
(c) before the. expiry of the date of lock-out
specified in any such notice as aforesaid. or
(d) during the pendency of any conciliation
proceedings before a conciliation officer and seven days after the conclusion
of such proceedings.
(3) The notice of lock-out or strike under this section shall
not be necessary where there is already in existence a strike or, as the case
may be, lock-out in the public utility service, but the employer shall send
intimation of such lock-out or strike on the day on which it is declared, to
such authority as may be specified by the appropriate government either
generally or for a particular area or for a particular class of public utility
services.
(4) The notice of strike referred to in sub-section(l) shall be
given by such number of persons to such person or persons and in such manner as
maybe prescribed.
(5) The notice of lock-out referred to in sub-section (2) shall
be given in such manner as may be prescribed.
(6) If on any day an employer receives from any person employed
by him any such notices as are referred to in sub-section (1) or gives to any
person employed by him any such notices as are referred to in sub-section (2),
he shall within five days thereof report to the appropriate government or to
such authority as that government may prescribe, the number of such notices
received or given on that day.