Lok Sabha Question No. 135 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-03
Subject: Central Government Industrial Tribunals
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Dr. Byreddy Shabari, Shri Tangella Uday Srinivas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 135 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2025

## CENTRAL GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRIBUNALS

135.  SHRI TANGELLA UDAY SRINIVAS: DR. BYREDDY SHABARI:

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

- (a)the  total  number  of  Central  Government  Industrial  Tribunals  (CGITs) currently  operational  in  the  country,  along  with  their  location  and jurisdiction;
- (b)the sanctioned strength of key posts, including Presiding Officers, in each
- CGIT and the number of vacancies in these posts;
- (c)the details of the duration from which these posts, especially of Presiding Officers, have been vacant in each tribunal;
- (d)the total number of cases pending before each CGIT, categorized by case
- type or nature;
- (e)the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  address  these  vacancies  and reduce the backlog of cases;
- (f)whether it is true that the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 stipulates that industrial  disputes  referred  to  a  tribunal  or  labour  court  should  be resolved within six months; and
- (g)if so, the details of average time taken for case disposal in each CGIT during the last five years?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a) to (g): There  are  22  Central  Government  Industrial  Tribunals-cumLabour  Courts  (CGIT-cum-LCs)  in  the  Country  and  all  are  operational. Location  and  jurisdiction  of  each  CGIT-cum-LCs  is  available  in  the  links https://cgit.labour.gov.in/whos-who and http://cgit.labour.gov.in/jurisdiction respectively.

Sanctioned strength of Presiding Officers in each CGIT-cum-LCs are at Annexure-I.   Out of 22 CGIT-cum-LCs, the post of Presiding Officers is vacant in 8 CGIT-cum-LCs viz. Mumbai-I, Ernakulam, Chennai,

Ahmedabad, Dhanbad-I, Dhanbad-II, Kanpur and Delhi -I. Filling up of post of Presiding Officer is a continuous process and is done through the Search cum  Selection  Committee (SCSC)  chaired  by  sitting  Judge  of  Hon'ble Supreme Court of India. Further, additional charge for the vacant posts of Presiding Officers is assigned to Presiding Officers of other CGIT-cum-LC with a view to continue the functioning of the Tribunal.

Number of cases pending before each CGIT-cum-LCs under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and Employees' Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 is at Annexure-II.

For filling up the vacancies of Presiding Officers and reducing the backlog of cases, following steps have been taken:

- (i) Vacancy  circulars  are  issued  in  advance  and  regular  meetings  of SCSC are being held;
- (ii) Additional charge of vacant post of Presiding Officer is being given to Presiding Officer of other CGIT-cum-LC for maintaining continuity;
- (iii) For other direct recruit posts, indent is regularly sent to the respective recruitment agencies for filling up vacant posts;
- (iv) Monitoring of disposal off cases is done every month;
- (v) Presiding Officers are to hold camp courts regularly.

With reference to time line of disposal of cases, Section 10(2A) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 provides that where industrial dispute is connected with an individual workman, no such period shall exceed three months with further proviso that where the parties to an industrial dispute apply in the prescribed manner, whether jointly or separately, to the Labour Court, Tribunal or National Tribunal for extension of such period or for any other reason, and the presiding officer of such Labour Court, Tribunal or National Tribunal considers it necessary or expedient to extend such period, he may for reasons to be recorded in writing, extend such period by such further period as he may think fit. The link for the Industrial Disputes Act is.

https://labour.gov.in/sites/default/files/id\_act\_1947.pdf

Information relating to average time taken for disposal of cases is not centrally maintained in the Ministry. **                                                *****

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (g) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 135 to be answered on  03.02.2025  asked  by  Shri  Tangella  Uday  Srinivas  and  Dr.  Byreddy  Shabari,  Hon'ble  Members  of Parliament, on status of Central Government Industrial Tribunals.

Central Government Industrial Tribunals-cum-Labour Court (CGIT-cum-LC) wise sanctioned strength of Presiding Officer

| Sr. No.   | Name of CGIT-cum-LC   |   No. of Sanctioned post |
|-----------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
| 1.        | Ahmedabad             |                       01 |
| 2.        | Asansol               |                       01 |
| 3.        | Bangalore             |                       01 |
| 4.        | Bhubaneswar           |                       01 |
| 5.        | Chandigarh-I          |                       01 |
| 6.        | Chandigarh-II         |                       01 |
| 7.        | Chennai               |                       01 |
| 8.        | Delhi-I               |                       01 |
| 9.        | Delhi-II              |                       01 |
| 10.       | Dhanbad-I             |                       01 |
| 11.       | Dhanbad-II            |                       01 |
| 12.       | Ernakulam             |                       01 |
| 13.       | Guwahati              |                       01 |
| 14.       | Hyderabad             |                       01 |
| 15.       | Jabalpur              |                       01 |
| 16.       | Jaipur                |                       01 |
| 17.       | Kanpur                |                       01 |
| 18.       | Kolkata               |                       01 |
| 19.       | Lucknow               |                       01 |
| 20.       | Mumbai-I              |                       01 |
| 21.       | Mumbai-II             |                       01 |
| 22.       | Nagpur                |                       01 |
| Total     | Total                 |                       22 |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (g) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 135 to be answered on  03.02.2025  asked  by  Shri  Tangella  Uday  Srinivas  and  Dr.  Byreddy  Shabari,  Hon'ble  Members  of Parliament, on status of Central Government Industrial Tribunals.

Pendency of cases in each Central Government Industrial Tribunal cum Labour Court (CGIT-cum-LC) as on 31.12.2024

| Sr. No   | Name of CGIT- cum-LC   | Under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947   | Under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947   | Under Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952   | Under Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952   |
|----------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |                        | Cases                                     | Applications                              | Appeals                                                                   | Applications                                                              |
| 1        | Ahmedabad              | 1608                                      | 671                                       | 404                                                                       | 6                                                                         |
| 2        | Asansol                | 259                                       | 9                                         | 11                                                                        | 0                                                                         |
| 3        | Bangalore              | 385                                       | 364                                       | 395                                                                       | 415                                                                       |
| 4        | Bhubaneswar            | 612                                       | 335                                       | 122                                                                       | 0                                                                         |
| 5        | Chandigarh I           | 743                                       | 385                                       | 384                                                                       | 48                                                                        |
| 6        | Chandigarh II          | 598                                       | 64                                        | 158                                                                       | 72                                                                        |
| 7        | Chennai                | 582                                       | 167                                       | 1927                                                                      | 0                                                                         |
| 8        | Dhanbad I              | 811                                       | 109                                       | 78                                                                        | 0                                                                         |
| 9        | Dhanbad II             | 661                                       | 26                                        | 189                                                                       | 0                                                                         |
| 10       | Ernakulam              | 367                                       | 68                                        | 613                                                                       | 0                                                                         |
| 11       | Guwahati               | 95                                        | 21                                        | 8                                                                         | 1                                                                         |
| 12       | Hyderabad              | 897                                       | 115                                       | 440                                                                       | 0                                                                         |
| 13       | Jabalpur               | 703                                       | 81                                        | 403                                                                       | 11                                                                        |
| 14       | Jaipur                 | 453                                       | 36                                        | 247                                                                       | 0                                                                         |
| 15       | Kanpur                 | 1066                                      | 164                                       | 229                                                                       | 0                                                                         |
| 16       | Kolkata                | 252                                       | 81                                        | 112                                                                       | 0                                                                         |

| Sr. No   | Name of CGIT- cum-LC   | Under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947   | Under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947   | Under Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952   | Under Employees' Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952   |
|----------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |                        | Cases                                     | Applications                              | Appeals                                                                   | Applications                                                              |
| 17       | Lucknow                | 533                                       | 59                                        | 282                                                                       | 5                                                                         |
| 18       | Mumbai I               | 358                                       | 337                                       | 460                                                                       | 3                                                                         |
| 19       | Mumbai II              | 641                                       | 612                                       | 962                                                                       | 4                                                                         |
| 20       | Nagpur                 | 557                                       | 1                                         | 443                                                                       | 36                                                                        |
| 21       | New Delhi I            | 2193                                      | 8994                                      | 576                                                                       | 0                                                                         |
| 22       | New Delhi II           | 1267                                      | 36                                        | 131                                                                       | 0                                                                         |
| Total    | Total                  | 15641                                     | 12735                                     | 8574                                                                      | 601                                                                       |

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