CHAPTER VB SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LAY-OFF, RETRENCHMENT AND CLOSURE IN CERTAIN ESTABLISHMENTS

Section 25Q: Penalty for lay-off and retrenchment without previous permission

The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (repealed)

Repealed by the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (35 of 2020) with effect from 21 November 2025.

Any employer who contravenes the provisions of section 25M or ¹*** of section 25N shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.

Footnotes in the official text

1.Certain words omitted by Act 49 of 1984, s. 6 (w.e.f. 18-8-1984).

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