Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 · Chapter IV: Procedure, Powers and Duties of Authorities
Section 16: Form of report or award
The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 was repealed and replaced by the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 from 21 November 2025. It still applies to matters and proceedings from before that date, as the repealing law provides.
In plain words
A Board or Court's report must be in writing and signed by all members, who may record a dissent. An award of a Labour Court or Tribunal must be in writing and signed by the presiding officer.
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Official text
(1) The report of a Board or Court shall be in writing and shall be signed by all the members of the Board or Court, as the case may be:
Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent any member of the Board or Court from recording any minute of dissent from a report or from any recommendation made therein.
(2) The award of a Labour Court or Tribunal or National Tribunal shall be in writing and shall be signed by its presiding officer.
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the text of the Act as it stood before its repeal. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.