| Sl#. | Department /Concerned Agency Details | Applicable Acts/Rule/Order | Provision of law-Relevant Section /Rule /Clause /Form | Descriptions of provision with trigger/event point for incidence | Type of Offence(mention Fine/Imprisonment /Both) | Fine (mention Amt. in INR) | Fine applicable (mention per day/month/Years) | Imprisonment (mention number only) | Imprisonment (mention days/ months/ years) |
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1
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Labour Directorate
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The Minimum Wages Act,1948- An Act to provide for fixing minimum rates of wages in certain employments.
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Sec.22
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(a) Any employer who pays to any employee less than the minimum rates of wages fixed for that employees class of
work, or less than the amount due to him under the provisions of this Act,
or
(b) contravenes any rule or order made under section 13(fixing normal working hours), shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both:
Provided that in imposing any fine for an offence under this section, the Court shall take into consideration the amount of any compensation already awarded against the accused in any proceedings taken under section 20.
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Both
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upto 500
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-NA-
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-NA-
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upto 6 months
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2
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Labour Directorate
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The Minimum Wages Act,1948- An Act to provide for fixing minimum rates of wages in certain employments.
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Sec.22A
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Any employer who contravenes any provision of this Act or of any rule or order made thereunder shall, if no other penalty is provided for such contravention by this Act, be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.
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Fine
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upto 500
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-NA-
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-NA-
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-NA-
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3
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Labour Directorate
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The Payment of Wages Act,1936-An Act to regulate the payment of wages to certain classes of [employed persons]
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Sec.20(1)
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Whoever being responsible for the payment of wages to an employed person contravenes any of the provisions of any of the following section, namely, [section5 except sub-section (4) thereof, section 7, section 8, except sub-section (8) thereof, section 9, section 10 except sub-section (2) thereof, and sections 11 to 13], both inclusive, shall be punishable [with fine which shall not be less than one thousand five hundred rupees but which may extend to seven thousand five hundred rupees].
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Fine
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1500 to 7500
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-NA-
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-NA-
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-NA-
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4
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Labour Directorate
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The Payment of Wages Act,1936-An Act to regulate the payment of wages to certain classes of [employed persons]
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Sec.20(2-A)
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Whoever being required to nominate or designate a person under section 3 fails to do so, such person shall be punishable with fine which may extend to three thousand rupees.]
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Fine
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upto 3000
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-NA-
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-NA-
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-NA-
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5
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Labour Directorate
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The Payment of Wages Act,1936-An Act to regulate the payment of wages to certain classes of [employed persons]
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Sec.20(6)
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If any person fails or wilfully neglects to pay the wages of any employed person by the date fixed by the authority, in this behalf, he shall, without prejudice to any other action that may be taken against him, be punishable with an additional fine which may extend to [seven hundred fifty rupees] for each day for which such failure or neglect continues.]
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Fine
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7500
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Per Day
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-NA-
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-NA-
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6
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Labour Directorate
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The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976-An act to provide for the payment of equal remuneration to men and women workers and for the prevention of discrimination, on the ground of sex, against
women in the matter of employment and for matters connected therewith or
incidental thereto.
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Sec.10(1)
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If after the commencement of this Act, any employer: being required by or under the Act, so to do-
(a) omits or fails to maintain any register or other document in relation to workers employed by him, or
(b) omits or fails to produce any register, muster-roll or other document relating to the employment of workers, or
(c) omits or refuses to give any evidence or prevents his agent, servant, or any other person in charge of the establishment, or any worker, from giving evidence, or
(d) omits or refuses to give any information,
he shall be punishable [with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees or with both].
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Both
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upto 10000
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Per Day
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-NA-
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upto 1 month
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7
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Labour Directorate
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The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976-An act to provide for the payment of equal remuneration to men and women workers and for the prevention of discrimination, on the ground of sex, against
women in the matter of employment and for matters connected therewith or
incidental thereto.
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Sec.10(2)
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If, after the commencement of this Act, any employer-
(a) makes any recruitment in contravention of the provisions of this Act, or
(b) makes any payment of remuneration at unequal rates to men and women workers, for the same work or work of a similar nature, or
(c) makes any discrimination between men and women workers in contravention of the provisions of this Act, or
(d) omits or fails to carry out any direction made by the appropriate Government under sub - section (5) of Section 6(direction of the appropriate Govt. to create opportunity of employment of women workers),
he shall be punishable [with fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees but which may extend to twenty thousand rupees or with imprisonment for a term which shall be not less than three months but which may extend to one year or with both for the first offence, and with imprisonment which may extend to two years for the second and subsequent offences].
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Both
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10000 to 20000
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-NA-
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-NA-
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3 months to 1 year (1st offence) upto 2 years (second and subsequent offences)
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8
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Labour Directorate
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The Industrial Disputes Act,1947-An Act to make provision for the investigation and settlement of
industrial disputes, and for certain other purposes.
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Sec.25R(1)
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Any employer who closes down an undertaking without complying with the provisions of sub-section(1) of Section 25-O shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees or with both.
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Both
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upto 5000
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-NA-
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-NA-
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upto 6 months
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9
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Labour Directorate
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The Industrial Disputes Act,1947-An Act to make provision for the investigation and settlement of
industrial disputes, and for certain other purposes.
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Sec.25R(2)
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where the contravention is a continuing one, with a further fine which may extend to two thousand rupees for every day during which the contravention continues after the conviction.
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Fine
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2000
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Per Day
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-NA-
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-NA-
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10
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Labour Directorate
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The Industrial Disputes Act,1947-An Act to make provision for the investigation and settlement of
industrial disputes, and for certain other purposes.
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Sec.25U
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Any person who commits any unfair labour practice shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to six months or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
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Both
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upto 1000
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-NA-
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-NA-
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upto 6 months
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