Lok Sabha Question No. 1329 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Labour Courts/Tribunals
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Shantanu Thakur, Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1329 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

## LABOUR COURTS/TRIBUNALS

†1329. SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL:

SHRI SHANTANU THAKUR:

SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

Will  the  Minister  of  LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)the  total  number  of  labour  courts/tribunals  set  up  across  the country especially in Gujarat and West Bengal; and
- (b)the total number of cases of industrial disputes filed, disposed and lying  pending  in  the  labour  courts/  tribunals  in  the  country  in general and especially in Gujarat during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH GANGWAR)

- (a): 22  Central  Government  Industrial  Tribunals-cum-Labour  Courts (CGIT-cum-LCs)  have  been  set  up  under  Section  7A  of  the  Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 across the country including  one CGIT-cum-LC at Ahmedabad (Gujarat) and two 2 CGIT-cum-LCs  at Asansol and Kolkata (West Bengal).
- (b): Details of industrial disputes filed, disposed of and lying pending in each CGIT-cum-LC during the last three years are at Annexure-I.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1329 to be answered on 19.09.2020.

## Consolidated report on industrial disputes disposed of by CGITs-cum-LCs in FY 2017-18

| Sl. No.   | CGIT          | CASES (filed u/s 2A &referred u/s 10B)   | CASES (filed u/s 2A &referred u/s 10B)   | CASES (filed u/s 2A &referred u/s 10B)   | CASES (filed u/s 2A &referred u/s 10B)   | APPLICATIONS [filed u/s 33 C(2)]   | APPLICATIONS [filed u/s 33 C(2)]   | APPLICATIONS [filed u/s 33 C(2)]   | APPLICATIONS [filed u/s 33 C(2)]   |
|-----------|---------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | CGIT          | B/F from previou s year                  | Receive d                                | Dispose d                                | Pendin g                                 | B/F from previou s year            | Receive d                          | Dispose d                          | Pendin g                           |
| 1         | Ahmedabad     | 1690                                     | 110                                      | 371                                      | 1429                                     | 1080                               | 53                                 | 193                                | 940                                |
| 2         | Asansol       | 274                                      | 33                                       | 42                                       | 265                                      | 94                                 | 6                                  | 66                                 | 34                                 |
| 3         | Bangalore     | 498                                      | 39                                       | 79                                       | 458                                      | 194                                | 79                                 | 22                                 | 251                                |
| 4         | Bhubaneswar   | 462                                      | 91                                       | 91                                       | 462                                      | 583                                | 28                                 | 30                                 | 581                                |
| 5         | Chandigarh I  | 606                                      | 64                                       | 21                                       | 649                                      | 48                                 | 32                                 | 3                                  | 77                                 |
| 6         | Chandigarh II | 529                                      | 20                                       | 11                                       | 538                                      | 93                                 | 14                                 | 5                                  | 102                                |
| 7         | Chennai       | 119                                      | 88                                       | 42                                       | 165                                      | 134                                | 1                                  | 4                                  | 131                                |
| 8         | Dhanbad I     | 1030                                     | 105                                      | 274                                      | 861                                      | 76                                 | 19                                 | 25                                 | 70                                 |
| 9         | Dhanbad II    | 707                                      | 6                                        | 25                                       | 688                                      | 22                                 | 0                                  | 0                                  | 22                                 |
| 10        | Ernakulam     | 159                                      | 39                                       | 13                                       | 185                                      | 37                                 | 41                                 | 15                                 | 63                                 |
| 11        | Guwahati      | 40                                       | 10                                       | 17                                       | 33                                       | 33                                 | 2                                  | 32                                 | 3                                  |
| 12        | Hyderabad     | 1061                                     | 141                                      | 257                                      | 945                                      | 151                                | 4                                  | 30                                 | 125                                |
| 13        | Jabalpur      | 874                                      | 170                                      | 121                                      | 923                                      | 85                                 | 31                                 | 4                                  | 112                                |
| 14        | Jaipur        | 436                                      | 48                                       | 40                                       | 444                                      | 60                                 | 0                                  | 11                                 | 49                                 |
| 15        | Kanpur        | 815                                      | 103                                      | 35                                       | 883                                      | 159                                | 8                                  | 18                                 | 149                                |
| 16        | Kolkata       | 376                                      | 21                                       | 1                                        | 396                                      | 62                                 | 8                                  | 0                                  | 70                                 |
| 17        | Lucknow       | 510                                      | 49                                       | 40                                       | 519                                      | 78                                 | 29                                 | 10                                 | 97                                 |
| 18        | Mumbai I      | 248                                      | 15                                       | 13                                       | 250                                      | 286                                | 127                                | 30                                 | 383                                |
| 19        | Mumbai II     | 507                                      | 58                                       | 87                                       | 478                                      | 459                                | 93                                 | 22                                 | 530                                |
| 20        | Nagpur        | 328                                      | 56                                       | 33                                       | 351                                      | 30                                 | 4                                  | 4                                  | 30                                 |
| 21        | New Delhi I   | 863                                      | 382                                      | 137                                      | 1108                                     | 190                                | 276                                | 95                                 | 371                                |
| 22        | New Delhi II  | 693                                      | 73                                       | 60                                       | 706                                      | 23                                 | 32                                 | 2                                  | 53                                 |
|           | TOTAL         | 12825                                    | 1721                                     | 1810                                     | 12736                                    | 3977                               | 887                                | 621                                | 4243                               |

| Sl. No.   | CGIT          | CASES (filed u/s 2A &referred u/s 10B)   | CASES (filed u/s 2A &referred u/s 10B)   | CASES (filed u/s 2A &referred u/s 10B)   | CASES (filed u/s 2A &referred u/s 10B)   | APPLICATIONS [filed u/s 33 C(2)]   | APPLICATIONS [filed u/s 33 C(2)]   | APPLICATIONS [filed u/s 33 C(2)]   | APPLICATIONS [filed u/s 33 C(2)]   |
|-----------|---------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | CGIT          | B/F from previous year                   | Received                                 | Disposed                                 | Pending                                  | B/F from previous year             | Received                           | Disposed                           | Pending                            |
| 1         | Ahmedabad     | 1429                                     | 260                                      | 231                                      | 1458                                     | 940                                | 21                                 | 205                                | 756                                |
| 2         | Asansol       | 293* (265+28)                            | 48                                       | 45                                       | 296                                      | 43# (34+9)                         | 10                                 | 18                                 | 35                                 |
| 3         | Bangalore     | 458                                      | 30                                       | 18                                       | 470                                      | 251                                | 83                                 | 11                                 | 323                                |
| 4         | Bhubaneswar   | 462                                      | 87                                       | 94                                       | 455                                      | 581                                | 18                                 | 289                                | 310                                |
| 5         | Chandigarh I  | 649                                      | 184                                      | 37                                       | 796                                      | 77                                 | 38                                 | 2                                  | 113                                |
| 6         | Chandigarh II | 538                                      | 136                                      | 29                                       | 645                                      | 102                                | 26                                 | 20                                 | 108                                |
| 7         | Chennai       | 165                                      | 138                                      | 18                                       | 285                                      | 131                                | 12                                 | 0                                  | 143                                |
| 8         | Dhanbad I     | 861                                      | 48                                       | 31                                       | 878                                      | 70                                 | 6                                  | 0                                  | 76                                 |
| 9         | Dhanbad II    | 688                                      | 27                                       | 5                                        | 710                                      | 22                                 | 0                                  | 0                                  | 22                                 |
| 10        | Ernakulam     | 185                                      | 34                                       | 8                                        | 211                                      | 63                                 | 3                                  | 0                                  | 66                                 |
| 11        | Guwahati      | 33                                       | 8                                        | 11                                       | 30                                       | 3                                  | 1                                  | 1                                  | 3                                  |
| 12        | Hyderabad     | 945                                      | 171                                      | 117                                      | 999                                      | 125                                | 3                                  | 7                                  | 121                                |
| 13        | Jabalpur      | 923                                      | 168                                      | 13                                       | 1078                                     | 112                                | 8                                  | 0                                  | 120                                |
| 14        | Jaipur        | 444                                      | 22                                       | 8                                        | 458                                      | 49                                 | 1                                  | 7                                  | 43                                 |
| 15        | Kanpur        | 883                                      | 205                                      | 58                                       | 1030                                     | 149                                | 7                                  | 6                                  | 150                                |
| 16        | Kolkata       | 396                                      | 23                                       | 33                                       | 386                                      | 70                                 | 27                                 | 12                                 | 85                                 |
| 17        | Lucknow       | 519                                      | 37                                       | 36                                       | 520                                      | 97                                 | 12                                 | 3                                  | 106                                |
| 18        | Mumbai I      | 250                                      | 40                                       | 3                                        | 287                                      | 383                                | 10                                 | 2                                  | 391                                |
| 19        | Mumbai II     | 478                                      | 85                                       | 45                                       | 518                                      | 530                                | 51                                 | 91                                 | 490                                |
| 20        | Nagpur        | 351                                      | 93                                       | 64                                       | 380                                      | 30                                 | 91                                 | 1                                  | 120                                |
| 21        | New Delhi I   | 1108                                     | 327                                      | 159                                      | 1276                                     | 371                                | 785                                | 223                                | 933                                |
| 22        | New Delhi II  | 706                                      | 301                                      | 53                                       | 954                                      | 53                                 | 9                                  | 21                                 | 41                                 |
|           | TOTAL         | 12764                                    | 2472                                     | 1116                                     | 14120                                    | 4252                               | 1222                               | 919                                | 4555                               |

#9 more applications were found pending.

## Consolidated report on industrial disputes disposed of by CGITs-cum-LCs in FY 2019-20

| Sl. No.   | CGIT          | CASES (filed u/s 2A &referred u/s 10B)   | CASES (filed u/s 2A &referred u/s 10B)   | CASES (filed u/s 2A &referred u/s 10B)   | CASES (filed u/s 2A &referred u/s 10B)   | APPLICATIONS [filed u/s 33 C(2)]   | APPLICATIONS [filed u/s 33 C(2)]   | APPLICATIONS [filed u/s 33 C(2)]   | APPLICATIONS [filed u/s 33 C(2)]   |
|-----------|---------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | CGIT          | B/F from previous year                   | Received                                 | Disposed                                 | Pending                                  | B/F from previous year             | Received                           | Disposed                           | Pending                            |
| 1         | Ahmedabad     | 1458                                     | 180                                      | 76                                       | 1562                                     | 756                                | 16                                 | 23                                 | 749                                |
| 2         | Asansol       | 290* (296-6)                             | 37                                       | 0                                        | 327                                      | 35                                 | 2                                  | 0                                  | 37                                 |
| 3         | Bangalore     | 470                                      | 21                                       | 206                                      | 285                                      | 323                                | 115                                | 89                                 | 349                                |
| 4         | Bhubaneswar   | 455                                      | 61                                       | 71                                       | 445                                      | 310                                | 30                                 | 17                                 | 323                                |
| 5         | Chandigarh I  | 796                                      | 90                                       | 1                                        | 885                                      | 113                                | 28                                 | 0                                  | 141                                |
| 6         | Chandigarh II | 645                                      | 188                                      | 177                                      | 656                                      | 108                                | 77                                 | 21                                 | 164                                |
| 7         | Chennai       | 285                                      | 124                                      | 39                                       | 370                                      | 143                                | 6                                  | 1                                  | 148                                |
| 8         | Dhanbad I     | 878                                      | 78                                       | 120                                      | 836                                      | 76                                 | 11                                 | 23                                 | 64                                 |
| 9         | Dhanbad II    | 710                                      | 31                                       | 27                                       | 714                                      | 22                                 | 1                                  | 0                                  | 23                                 |
| 10        | Ernakulam     | 211                                      | 61                                       | 60                                       | 212                                      | 66                                 | 6                                  | 13                                 | 59                                 |
| 11        | Guwahati      | 30                                       | 17                                       | 11                                       | 36*                                      | 3                                  | 0                                  | 2                                  | 1                                  |
| 12        | Hyderabad     | 999                                      | 82                                       | 158                                      | 923                                      | 121                                | 2                                  | 3                                  | 120                                |
| 13        | Jabalpur      | 1078                                     | 79                                       | 135                                      | 1022                                     | 120                                | 21                                 | 21                                 | 120                                |
| 14        | Jaipur        | 458                                      | 62                                       | 46                                       | 474                                      | 43                                 | 2                                  | 6                                  | 39                                 |
| 15        | Kanpur        | 1030                                     | 54                                       | 34                                       | 1050                                     | 150                                | 10                                 | 1                                  | 159                                |
| 16        | Kolkata       | 386                                      | 29                                       | 77                                       | 338                                      | 85                                 | 5                                  | 10                                 | 80                                 |
| 17        | Lucknow       | 520                                      | 94                                       | 52                                       | 562                                      | 106                                | 5                                  | 6                                  | 105                                |
| 18        | Mumbai I      | 287                                      | 20                                       | 10                                       | 297                                      | 391                                | 200                                | 10                                 | 581                                |
| 19        | Mumbai II     | 518                                      | 44                                       | 51                                       | 511                                      | 490                                | 49                                 | 15                                 | 524                                |
| 20        | Nagpur        | 380                                      | 86                                       | 90                                       | 376                                      | 120                                | 18                                 | 0                                  | 138                                |
| 21        | New Delhi I   | 1276                                     | 193                                      | 85                                       | 1384                                     | 933                                | 2331                               | 492                                | 2712                               |
| 22        | New Delhi II  | 954                                      | 290                                      | 148                                      | 1096                                     | 41                                 | 7                                  | 14                                 | 34                                 |
|           | TOTAL         | 14114                                    | 1921                                     | 1674                                     | 14325                                    | 4555                               | 2942                               | 767                                | 6670                               |

*6 cases were transferred to CGIT, Kolkata.

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