The Kerala Motor Transport Workers' Payment of Fair Wages Act, 1971

THE KERALA MOTOR TRANSPORT WORKERS’ PAYMENT OF FAIR WAGES ACT 1971 1

(Act 23 of 1971)

An Act to provide for payment of fair rates of wages for motor transport workers in the State of Kerala and for matters incidental thereto

Preamble.-WHEREAS it is expedient to provide for payment of fair rates of wages for motor transport workers in the State of Kerala and for matters incidental thereto ;

BE it enacted in the Twenty Second Year of the Republic of India as follows:-

(1) This Act may be called the Kerala Motor Transport Workers’ Payment of Fair Wages Act, 1971. 1969.

1. (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Kerala.
2. (3) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the first day of April,

1. (a) “employer” means in relation to any motor transport undertaking, the person who or the authority which, has the ultimate control over the affairs of the motor transport undertaking, and where the said affairs are entrusted to any other person whether called a manager, managing director, managing agent or by any other name, such other person ;
2. (b) “motor transport undertaking” means a motor transport undertaking including a private carrier engaged in carrying passengers or goods or both by road for hire or reward ;
3. (c) “motor transport worker” means a person who is employed in a motor transport undertaking directly or through an agency, whether for wages or not, to work in a professional capacity on a transport vehicle or to attend to duties in connection with the arrival, departure, loading or unloading of such transport vehicle and includes a driver, conductor, cleaner, station staff, line checking staff, booking clerk; cash clerk, depot clerk, time keeper, watchman, or attendant ;
4. (d) “fair wages” means the rate of wages payable to the motor transport workers specified in the Schedule to this Act or the agreed rate of wages whichever is higher.

Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, rule, order or notification having the force of law or contract, every employer shall pay to any motor transport worker under his employment fair wages in respect of his employment, or the work done in such employment: Provided that the arrears of fair wages payable by an employer for any period prior to the date of publication of this Act in the Gazette shall be paid before the expiry of six months after the date of such publication in not mere than six monthly instalments.

2 [“Provided further that the arrears of fair wages payable by an employer by virtue of the Kerala Motor Transport Workers’ Payment of Fair Wages (Amendment) Act, 1988 for any period prior to the date of publication of the said Act shall be paid before the expiry of three months after the date of such publication, in not more than three monthly instalments.”]

Any employer who refuses to pay fair wages as provided in this Act to any motor transport worker without reasonable cause shall, on conviction 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.

Any motor transport worker may within a period of one month from the date of publication of this Act in the Gazette, make an application to the Labour Commissioner that he has not been included in a category of the schedule

1. (2) On receipt of such an application the Labour Commissioner may, after hearing the applicant and the employer and making such enquiries as he may consider necessary pass orders deciding the category in which the applicant is to be included.
2. (3) Against the orders of the Labour Commissioner an appeal shall lie to the Government.

Cognizance of offences.- (1) No court shall take cognizance of an offence under this Act save on complaint made by such authority as the Government may, by notification in the Gazette, specify.

1. (2) No court inferior to that of a Magistrate of the First Class shall try any offence under this Act. 3 [“6A. Power of Government to amend the Schedule.- (1) The Government may at any time and shall, at the expiration of five years from the 15th day of January, 1997 and thereafter at the expiration of every five years, by order published in the Gazette revise the rate of wages payable to the motor transport workers specified in the Schedule to this Act by suitably amending the Schedule.
2. (2) Every notification made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the Legislative Assembly while it is in session for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised in one session or in two successive sessions and if before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, the Legislative Assembly makes any modification in the notification or decides that the notification shall not be made, the notification shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so however that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that notification.”]

The provisions contained in this Act shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of the provisions contained in the Payment of wages Act, 1936 (Central Act 4 of 1936), the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (Central Act 11 of 1948), the Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961 (Central Act 27 of 1961) and the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 (Central Act 14 of 1947).

Fair Wages Ordinance, 1971 (8 of 1971) is hereby repealed.

1. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken or any proceeding instituted under the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken or instituted under this 4 [ “SCHEDULE A

Rules for fixation of Pay.-(1) The initial pay of a motor transport worker shall be fixed in the revised scale by adding the following, namely:-

and (b)

1. (a) the basic pay in the existing scale,
2. (b) an amount of Rs.750 equivalent to dearness Allowance point between 500 and 1000, and
3. (c) an amount equal to 10% of the total amount mentioned in items (a)

1. (2) The pay shall be fixed in the revised scale on the basis of the amount computed under sub-rule (1) if the same is a stage in the revised scale and, if not, at the stage next above the amount so computed.
2. (3) Every motor transport worker who has put in more than 5 years of service on or before 15th day of January, 1997 shall be paid one increment in the revised scale as weightage on completion of every five years of service. The pay of such worker shall be fixed in revised scale after adding the weightage in the pay fixed under sub-rule (2)
3. (4) For the purposes of these rules,
   • (a) “existing scale” means the scale mentioned in the Schedule immediately prior to 15th day of January 1997.
   • (b) “revised scale” means the scale substituted in the Schedule by the Kerala Motor Transport Worker’s Payment of Fair Wages (Amendment) Act, 1977. Note: I. Dearness allowance:- The Dearness Allowances shall be paid on the basis of the All India Average Consumer Index Number published by Labour Bureau, Simla for the half years beginning from January to June and July to December every year at the rate of rupees 2 per mensem for every point above 1000 points. The amount of Dearness Allowance for January to June and July to December has to be calculated and paid in September and March respectively. II. House Rent Allowance.-Every worker shall be paid House Rent allowance, at the rate of rupees 30 per mensem. III. Grade.- Every worker who has ten years continuous service in a post without any promotion shall be granted higher grade in the scale of pay of the immediate higher post. IV. Washing Allowance.- Every worker shall be paid Washing Allowance at the rate of rupees 10 per mensem.”]

Class of Employers II I (Employers owning 26 or more vehicles) II 620-10-670-12-730-15-805 IIIA 635-12-695-15-770-18-860 IIIB 655-15-730-18-820-21-925 IV 670-15-745-18-835-21-940 V 700-18-790-21-895-241015 VI 720-18-810-22-920-251045 Note: Dearness Allowance.— The fair wages are equated to 500 points of the average of the all India Consumer Price Index of Industrial Workers for the year 1986, that is to say, 661 (Base 1960-100). For every point of rise above 500 points, the workers shall be paid Dearness Allowance at the rate of Rs. 1.50 per mensem. The Dearness Allowance is subject to adjustments, every six months on the basis of the All India Average Consumer Index Number Published by Labour Bureau, Simla, for the months from January to June and July to December of the Year respectively, that is to say, the amount of Dearness Allowance for January to June and July to December has to be calculated and paid in September and March respectively. House Rent Allowance.— Workers shall be paid House Rent Allowance at the rate of Rs. 20 per mensem. Fitment Rules.— The existing fair wages of a worker includes his bas ic pay, fixed Dearness Allowance of Rs. 88.20 (200 points), variable Dearness Allowance at Cost of Living Number (300 points x 90 paise per point) and interim relief of Rs. 35. Every worker who is drawing fair wages at the existing rate will be brought on to the revised pay scale with effect from the first day of April, 1987 and fitted into that pay scale at the appropriate stage, either at the initial or higher stage in the revised pay scale as the case may be”. 4. Repeal and saving. —(1) The Kerala Motor Transport Workers' Payment of Fair Wages (Amendment) Ordinance, 1988 (13 of 1988) is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal anything done or any action taken under the principal Act as amended by the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the principal Act as amended by this Act. ACT 5 OF 1997 [1] THE KERALA MOTOR TRANSPORT WORKERS' PAYMENT OF FAIR WAGES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1997 An Act further to amend the Kerala Motor Transport Workers' Payment of Fair Wages Act, 1971. Preamble : — WHEREAS it is expedient further to amend the Kerala Motor Transport Workers' Payment of Fair Wages Act, 1971 (23 of 1971), for the purposes hereinafter appearing; BE it enacted in the Forty-eighth Year of the Republic of India as follows: — 1 . Short title and commencement : — (1) This Act may be called the Kerala Motor Transport Workers' Payment of Fair Wages (Amendment) Act, 1997. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 15th day of January, 1997. 2 . Insertion of new section 6A : — In the Kerala Motor Transport Workers' Payment of Fair Wages Act, 1971 (23 of 1971) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act) after section 6 the following section shall be inserted, namely: — "6A. Power of Government to amend the Schedule : — (1) The Government may at any time and shall, at the expiration of five years from the 15th day of January, 1997 and thereafter at the expiration of every five years, by order published in the Gazette revise the rate of wages payable to the motor transport workers specified in the Schedule to this Act by suitably amending the Schedule. (2) Every notification made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the Legislative Assembly while it is in session for a total period of fourteen days which may be comprised on one session or in two successive sessions and if before the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session immediately following, the Legislative Assembly makes any modification in the notification or decides that the notification shall not be made, the notification shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so however that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that notification.". 3 . Substitution of Schedule A : — For Schedule A of the principal Act the following Schedule shall be substituted, namely: — "SCHEDULE A Category of Employees Pay Scale Class of Employers I I 1475-10-1525-15-1600-20-1700-25-1825 (Employers owing 25 or less than 25 Vehicles) II 1500-15-1575-20-1675-25-1800-30-1950 IIIA 1525-20-1625-25-1750-30-1900-35-2075 IIIB 1550-20-1650-25-1775-30-1925-352100 IV 1575-25-1700-30-1850-35-2025-40-2225 V 1600-30-1750-35-1925-40-2125-45-2350 VI 1625-35-1800-40-2000-45-2225-50-2475 Class of Employers II I 1475-10-1525-15-1600-20-1700-25-1825 (Employers owing 26 or II 1500-15-1575-20-1675-25-1800-30-1950 more Vehicles) IIIA 1525-20-1625-25-1750-30-1900-35-2075 IIIB 1550-20-1650-25-1775-30-1925-35-2100 IV 1575-25-1700-30-1850-352025-40-2225 V 1615-30-1765-35-1940-40-2140-45-2365 VI 1640-35-1815-40-201545-2240-50-2490 Rules for Fixation of Pay : — (1) The initial pay of a motor transport worker shall be fixed in the revised scale by adding the following, namely: — (a) the basic pay in the existing scale. (b) an amount of Rs.750 equivalent to Dearness Allowance point between 500 and 1000, and (c) an amount equal to 10% of the total amount mentioned in items (a) and (b). (2) The pay shall be fixed in the revised scale on the basis of the amount computed under sub-rule (1) if the same is a stage in the revised scale and, if not, at the stage next above the amount so computed. (3) Every motor transport worker who has put in more than 5 years of service on or before 15th day of January, 1997 shall be paid one increment in the revised scale as weightage on completion of every five years of service. The pay of such worker shall be fixed in revised scale after adding the weightage in the pay fixed under sub-rule (2). (4) For the purposes of these rules, (a) "existing scale" means the scale mentioned in the Schedule immediately prior to 15th day of January, 1997. (b) "revised scale" means the scale substituted in the Schedule by the Kerala Motor Transport Workers' Payment of Fair Wages (Amendment) Act, 1997. Note: 1. Dearness Allowance: — The Dearness Allowances shall be paid on the basis of the All India Average Consumer Index Number published by Labour Bureau, Simla for the half years beginning from January to June and July to December every year at the rate of rupees 2 per mensem for every point above 1000 points. The amount of Dearness Allowance for January to June and July to December has to be calculated and paid in September and March respectively. II. House Rent Allowance : — Every worker shall be paid House Rent Allowance, at the rate of rupees 30 per mensem . III. Grade : — Every worker who has ten years continuous service in a post without any promotion shall be granted higher grade in the scale of pay of the immediate higher post. IV . Washing Allowance : — Every worker shall be paid Washing Allowance at the rate of rupees 10 per mensem.". 4. Amendment of Schedule B:-- In Schedule B of the principal Act, under the heading "Classification of Workers", — (a) under the sub heading "Category I, Unskilled", after serial No.22, the following serial number and entry shall be added, namely: 23 Backdoor Conductor or Assistant Conductor"; (b) under the sub heading "Category II, Semiskilled" the following serial numbers and the entries shall be omitted, namely: "5. Assistant Fitter 6. Assistant Electrician 7. Assistant Carpenter 8. Assistant Blacksmith 9. Assistant Welder 10. Assistant Turner 11. Assistant Tyre-man 12. Assistant Greaser 13. Assistant Battery-man 14. Assistant Painter."; (c) under the sub heading "Category III Skilled A", the following serial numbers and entries shall be added, namely: 17. Assistant Fitter 18. Assistant Tyre-man 19. Assistant Electrician 20. Assistant Carpenter 21. Assistant Blacksmith 22. Assistant Welder 23. Assistant Turner 24. Assistant Greaser 25. Assistant Battery-man 26. Assistant Painter."; (d) under the sub heading "Category IV Skilled", the following serial numbers and entries shall be omitted namely: "2. Mechanic/Head mechanic 6. Chief Mechanic"; (e) under the sub heading "Category V Junior Supervisory" the following serial numbers and entries shall be added, namely: — "15 . Mechanic/Head Mechanic 16. Chief Mechanic."; 5. Repeal and saving:-- (1) The Kerala Motor Transport Workers' Payment of Fair Wages (Amendment) Ordinance, 1996 (1 of 1997), is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the principal Act as amended by the said Ordinance shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the principal Act as amended by this Act. © േകരള സർ ാർ Government of Kerala Regn.No. KERBIL/2012/45073 dated 05-09-2012 with RNI Reg No.KL/TV(N)/634/2021-2023 േകരള ഗസ ് KERALA GAZETTE അസാധാരണം EXTRAORDINARY ആധികാരികമായി പസി െ ടു ു PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY തിരുവന പുരം, െചാ 2023 ഒ േടാബർ 17 17th October 2023 1199 ക ി 30 വാല ം 12 ന ർ No. 3379 Vol. XII 30th Kanni 1199 Thiruvananthapuram, Tuesday 1945 ആശ ിനം 25 25th Aswina 1945 GOVERNMENT OF KERALA Law (Legislation-C) Department NOTIFICATION Dated,Thiruvananthapuram, 16th October, 2023 No. 84/Leg.C2/2022/Law. 29th Kanni, 1199 24th Aswina, 1945. The following Act of the Kerala State Legislature is hereby published for general information. The Bill as passed by the Legislative Assembly received the assent of the Governor on the 14th day of October, 2023. By order of the Governor, K. G. SANALKUMAR, Law Secretary. ACT 26 OF 2023 THE KERALA MOTOR TRANSPORT WORKERS’ PAYMENT OF FAIR WAGES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2023 An Act further to amend the Kerala Motor Transport Workers’ Payment of Fair Wages Act, 1971. Preamble.—WHEREAS, it is expedient further to amend the Kerala Motor Transport Workers’ Payment of Fair Wages Act, 1971 (23 of 1971) for the purposes hereinafter appearing; BE it enacted in the Seventy-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:— 1. Short title and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Kerala Motor Transport Workers’ Payment of Fair Wages (Amendment) Act, 2023. (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint. 2. Amendment of section 2.—In the Kerala Motor Transport Workers' Payment of Fair Wages Act, 1971 (23 of 1971) (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act) in section 2,— (i) the existing clause (a) shall be re-lettered as clause (ab) and before clause (ab) as so re-lettered, the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:— “(a) “authority” means the authority appointed under section 3A of the Act; (aa) “Deputy Labour Commissioner” means the Deputy Labour Commissioner of the State having jurisdiction in the respective areas;”; (ii) after clause (ab), as so re-lettered, the following clauses shall be inserted, namely:— “(ac) “Inspector” means the Chief Inspector or any Inspector appointed under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961 (Central Act 27 of 1961); (ad) “Labour Commissioner” means the Labour Commissioner of the State of Kerala;”; (iii) after clause (d) the following clause shall be inserted, namely:— “(e) “Government” means Government of Kerala.”. 3. Insertion of new section 3A.—After section 3 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely:— “3A. Claims arising out of non-payment of fair wages and penalty thereof.—(1) The Government may, by notification in the Gazette, appoint an officer not below the rank of a Deputy Labour Commissioner of the State Government as authority to hear and decide for any specified area, all claims arising out of payment of less than the fair wages to the motor transport workers employed or paid in that area, including all matters incidental to such claims. (2) Where a motor transport worker has any such claim of the nature referred to in sub-section (1), he himself or any legal practitioner or any official of a registered trade union authorised in writing to act on behalf of such worker or any Inspector or any person acting with the permission of the authority appointed under sub-section (1) may apply to such authority for a direction under sub-section (3): Provided that every such application shall be presented in such form as may be prescribed, within six months, from the date on which the fair wages become payable: Provided further that any such application may be admitted after the said period of six months, if the authority is satisfied that the applicant had sufficient cause for not making the application within such period. (3) When any application under sub-section (2) is entertained, the authority shall hear the applicant and the employer responsible for the payment of fair wages under section 3, or give them an opportunity of being heard, and after such further enquiry, if any, as it may deem necessary, the authority may, without prejudice to any other penalty to which the employer may be liable under this Act, direct that payment shall be made to the motor transport worker, of the amount by which the amount actually paid to him falls short of the fair wages actually payable to him, together with the payment of such compensation as the authority may think fit, not exceeding ten times the amount of such deficit. (4) If any amount directed to be paid under sub-section (3) is not paid by the person liable for the payment thereof, within the time limit fixed by the authority in this behalf, the authority shall, on application made to it by the person entitled thereto, either directly or by any person authorised by him in writing, issue a certificate for that amount to the Collector, who shall recover the same as arrears of public revenue due on land and pay the same to the person entitled thereto. (5) Any person aggrieved by an order under sub-section (3) may, within sixty days from the date of receipt of the order, prefer an appeal to the Labour Commissioner (hereinafter referred to as the appellate authority): Provided that no appeal shall be admitted unless, at the time of preferring the appeal, the appellant either produces a certificate issued by the authority to the effect that he has deposited an amount equal to the amount required to be paid under sub-section (3) or deposits such amount with the appellate authority. (6) The appellate authority may, after giving the parties to the appeal an opportunity of being heard, confirm, modify or revise the decision of the authority.”. 4. Amendment of section 4.—In section 4 of the principal Act, for the words “five hundred rupees”, the words “two thousand rupees” shall be substituted. 5. Amendment of section 6.—In sub-section (1) of section 6 of the principal Act, for the word “authority”, the word “Inspector” shall be substituted. േകരള സർ ാർ നിയമ (നിയമനിർ ാണ-സി) വകു ് വി ാപനം ന ർ 84/െലഗ്.സി2/2022/നിയമം. തിരുവന പുരം, 2023 ഒേ ാബർ16 1199 ക ി 29 1945ആശ ിനം 24. േകരള സം ാന നിയമസഭയുെട താെഴ റയു ആക് ് െപാതുജന ളുെട അറിവിേല ായി ഇതിനാൽ പസി െ ടു ു ു. നിയമസഭ പാ ാ ിയ പകാരമു ബി ിന് 2023 ഒേ ാബർ 14-ാം തീയതി ഗവർ റുെട അനുമതി ലഭി ു. ഗവർ റുെട ഉ രവിൻ പകാരം, െക. ജി. സനൽ കുമാർ, നിയമ െസ ക റി. 2023-െല 26-ാം ആക് ് 2023-െല േകരള േമാേ ാർ വാഹനെ ാഴിലാളികൾ ് ന ായമായ േവതനം നൽകൽ (േഭദഗതി) ആക് ് 1971-െല േകരള േമാേ ാർ വാഹനെ ാഴിലാളികൾ ് ന ായമായ േവതനം നൽകൽ ആക് ് വീ ും േഭദഗതി െച ു തിനു ഒരു ആക് ് പീഠിക.—1971-െല േകരള േമാേ ാർ വാഹനെ ാഴിലാളികൾ ് ന ായമായ േവതനം നൽകൽ ആക് ് (1971-െല 23) ഇതിനുേശഷം കാണു ആവശ ൾ ായി വീ ും േഭദഗതി െച ു ത് യു മായിരി ുകയാൽ; ഭാരത റി ി ിെ എ ഴുപ ിനാലാം സംവ ര ിൽ താെഴ റയും പകാരം നിയമമു ാ ു ു:— 1. ചുരു േ രും പാരംഭവും.—(1) ഈ ആക് ിന് 2023-െല േകരള േമാേ ാർ വാഹനെ ാഴിലാളികൾ ് ന ായമായ േവതനം നൽകൽ (േഭദഗതി) ആക് ് എ ് േപര് പറയാം. (2) ഇത് സർ ാർ, ഗസ ് വി ാപനംവഴി, നി യി ു തീയതി മുതൽ പാബല ിൽ വരു താണ്. 2. 2-ാംവകു ിെ േഭദഗതി.—1971-െല േകരള േമാേ ാർ വാഹനെ ാഴിലാളികൾ ് ന ായമായ േവതനം നൽകൽ ആക് ിെ (1971-െല 23) (ഇതിനുേശഷം പധാന ആക് ് എ ാണ് പരാമർശി െ ടുക) 2-ാം വകു ിൽ,— ( ) നിലവിലുളള (എ) ഖ ം (എബി) ഖ മായി പുനര രം െചേ തും അ പകാരം പുനര രം െചയ്ത (എബി) ഖ ിന് മുൻപായി താെഴ റയു ഖ ൾ േചർേ തുമാണ്, അതായത്:— “(എ) “അധികാര ാനം” എ ാൽ 3എ വകു ിൻകീഴിൽ നിയമി ി ുളള അധികാര ാനം എ ർ മാകു ു; (എഎ) “െഡപ ൂ ി േലബർ ക ീഷണർ” എ ാൽ ബ െ പേദശ ് അധികാരിതയുളള സം ാന െഡപ ൂ ി േലബർ ക ീഷണർ എ ർ മാകു ു;”; ( ) അ പകാരം പുനര രം െചയ്ത (എബി) ഖ ിനുേശഷം താെഴ റയു ഖ ൾ േചർേ താണ്, അതായത്:— “(എസി) “ഇൻസ്െപ ർ” എ ാൽ 1961-െല േമാേ ാർ പരിവഹണ െ ാഴിലാളികൾ ആക് ിെ (1961-െല 27-ാം േക ആക് ്) 4-ാം വകു ് (1)-ാം ഉപവകു ിൻ കീഴിൽ നിയമി ി ുളള ചീഫ് ഇൻസ്െപ ർ അെ ിൽ ഏെത ിലും ഇൻസ്െപ ർ എ ർ മാകു ു; (എഡി) “േലബർ ക ീഷണർ” എ ാൽ േകരള സം ാന േലബർ ക ീഷണർ എ ർ മാകു ു;”; ( ) (ഡി) ഖ ിനുേശഷം താെഴ റയു ഖ ം േചർേ താണ്, അതായത്:— “(ഇ) “സർ ാർ” എ ാൽ േകരള സർ ാർ എ ർ മാകു ു.”. 3. 3എ എ പുതിയ വകു ് േചർ ൽ.— പധാന ആക് ിെ 3-ാം വകു ിനുേശഷം, താെഴ റയു വകു ് േചർേ താണ്, അതായത്:— “3എ. ന ായമായ േവതനം നൽകാ ത് സംബ ി ് ഉ ാകു അവകാശ വാദ ളും അതിനുളള ശി യും.—(1) ഏെത ിലും ഒരു പേത ക പേദശ ് നിേയാഗി െ ിരി ു വേരാ അവിെട േവതനം നൽകെ ടു വേരാ ആയ േമാേ ാർ വാഹനെ ാഴിലാളികൾ ് ന ായമായതിേന ാൾ കുറ േവതനം നൽകിയതിൽ നി ുൽഭവി ു എ ാ അവകാശവാദ ളും, അ െനയുളള അവകാശവാദ ൾ ് ആനുഷംഗികമായ എ ാ കാര ളുമുൾെ െട, േകൾ ു തിനും തീർ ാ ു തിനു മുളള അധികാര ാനമായി സം ാന സർ ാരിെ െഡപ ൂ ി േലബർ ക ീഷണറുെട പദവിയിൽ താെഴയ ാ ഏെത ിലും ഉേദ ാഗ െന, സർ ാരിന് ഗസ ് വി ാപനം വഴി, നിയമി ാവു താണ്. (2) (1)-ാം ഉപവകു ിൽ പരാമർശി സ ഭാവമുളള ഏെത ിലും അവകാശവാദം ഒരു േമാേ ാർ വാഹന െതാഴിലാളിയ് ുളളപ ം, അയാൾേ ാ ഏെത ിലും ലീഗൽ പാ ീഷണർേ ാ അ െനയുളള െതാഴിലാളി ് േവ ി പവർ ി ാൻ േരഖാമൂലം അധികാരെ ടു ിയി ുളള രജി ർ െച െ ഒരു െതാഴിലാളി സംഘടനയുെട ഔേദ ാഗിക ഭാരവാഹിേ ാ ഏെത ിലും ഇൻസ്െപ ർേ ാ (1)-ാം ഉപവകു ു പകാരം നിയമി െ അധികാര ാന ിെ അനുവാദേ ാടുകൂടി പവർ ി ു ഏെത ിലും ആൾേ ാ (3)-ാം ഉപവകു ു പകാരം ഉളള ഒരു നിർേ ശ ിനായി അ െനയുളള അധികാര ാനേ ാട് അേപ ി ാവു താണ്: എ ാൽ, അ െനയുളള എ ാ അേപ യും നിർ യി െ ടാവു പകാരമുളള അ രം ഫാറ ിൽ ന ായമായ േവതനം നൽേക തായി വരു തീയതി മുതൽ ആറു മാസ ിനകം സമർ ിേ താണ്: എ ുമാ തമ , അ െനയുളള കാലയളവിനുളളിൽ അേപ സമർ ി ാതിരു തിന് അേപ കന് മതിയായ കാരണമു ായിരു ുെവ ് അധികാര ാന ിന് േബാ മാകു പ ം, പസ്തുത ആറുമാസ ാലയളവിനു േശഷവും അ െനയുളള ഏെതാരു അേപ യും സ ീകരി ാവു താണ്. (3) (2)-ാം ഉപവകു ് പകാരമുളള ഏെത ിലും അേപ സ ീകരി ു പ ം, അധികാര ാനം, അേപ കെനയും 3-ാം വകു ു പകാരം ന ായമായ േവതനം നൽകാൻ ബാ നായ െതാഴിലുടമേയയും േകൾേ േതാ അവ൪ ് പറയുവാനുളളത് പറയാൻ ഒരവസരം നൽേക തും ആവശ െമ ് കരുതു പ ം അ പകാരമുളള കൂടുതൽ അേന ഷണേമെത ിലുമുെ ിൽ, അതിനുേശഷം അധികാര ാന ിന്, ഈ ആക് ് പകാരം െതാഴിലുടമ വിേധയനാേയ ാവു മേ െത ിലും ശി യ് ് ഭംഗം വരാെത, േമാേ ാർ വാഹന െതാഴിലാളി ് യഥാർ ിൽ നൽകെ േവതനം അയാൾ ് യഥാർ ിൽ ലഭിേ തായ ന ായമായ േവതന ിൽ നി ് എ ത കുറവാേണാ അ തയും തുക, അ െന കുറവ് വ തുകയുെട പ ിര ിയിൽ കവിയാ തും അധികാര ാന ിന് യു െമ ് േതാ ു തുമായ അ പകാരമുളള ന പരിഹാരേ ാെടാ ം നൽകുവാൻ നിർേ ശി ാവു തുമാണ്. (4) (3)-ാം ഉപവകു ് പകാരം നൽകുവാൻ നിർേ ശി െ ഏെത ിലും തുക നൽകാൻ ബാ നായ ആൾ, അധികാര ാനം ഇതിനായി നി യി സമയപരിധി ുളളിൽ നൽകാ പ ം അധികാര ാനം, ആ തുക കി ാൻ അവകാശമുളള ആൾ േനരിേ ാ അെ ിൽ അയാൾ അധികാരെ ടു ിയ ഏെത ിലും ആൾ മുേഖനേയാ േരഖാമൂലം നൽകു അേപ യിൻേമൽ, ആ തുകയ് ുളള ഒരു സർ ിഫി ് കള ർ ് നൽേക തും, കള ർ അത് ഭൂമിയിൻേമലുളള റവന ൂ കുടി ികെയ തുേപാെല വസൂലാേ തും അത് അവകാശെ ആൾ ് നൽേക തുമാണ്. (5) (3)-ാം ഉപവകു ് പകാരമുളള ഒരു ഉ രവ് മൂലം സ ടമനുഭവി ു ഏെതാരാൾ ും ഉ രവ് ലഭി തീയതി മുതൽ അറുപത് ദിവസ ിനകം േലബർ ക ീഷണർ ് (ഇതിനുേശഷം അ ീലധികാര ാനം എ ാണ് പരാമർശി െ ടുക) ഒരു അ ീൽ േബാധി ി ാവു താണ്: എ ാൽ, അ ീൽവാദി, (3)-ാം ഉപവകു ് പകാരം നൽകാൻ ആവശ െ തുകയ് ് തുല മായ തുക ആ അധികാര ാന ിെ പ ൽ നിേ പി ി ുെ ് ആ അധികാര ാനം നൽകിയ ഒരു സർ ിഫി ് ഹാജരാ ുകേയാ അെ ിൽ അ പകാരമുളള തുക അ ീലധികാര ാന ിെ പ ൽ നിേ പി ുകേയാ െച ാ പ ം യാെതാരു അ ീലും സ ീകരി ാൻ പാടി ാ താണ്. (6) അ ീലധികാര ാന ിന് അ ീലിെല ക ികൾ ് പറയുവാനുളളത് പറയാൻ ഒരു അവസരം നൽകിയതിനുേശഷം, അധികാര ാന ിെ തീർ ് ിരെ ടു ുകേയാ േഭദഗതി വരു ുകേയാ പരിഷ് രി ുകേയാ െച ാവു താണ്.”. 4. 4-ാം വകു ിെ േഭദഗതി.— പധാന ആക് ിെല 4-ാം വകു ിൽ “അ ൂറു രൂപ” എ വാ ുകൾ ് പകരം “ര ായിരം രൂപ” എ വാ ുകൾ േചർേ താണ്. 5. 6-ാം വകു ിെ േഭദഗതി.— പധാന ആക് ിെല 6-ാം വകു ് (1)-ാം ഉപവകു ിൽ “ഗസ ിൽ പരസ ം മൂലം ഗവൺെമ ് പേത കം പറയാവു അധികാര ാനം” എ വാ ുകൾ ് പകരം “സർ ാർ ഗസ ് വി ാപനം മുേഖന നി യി ു അ െനയുളള ഇൻസ്െപ ർ” എ വാ ുകൾ േചർേ താണ്. (ശരി ർ മ) ബി. പതാപച ൻ, നിയമവകു ് അഡീഷണൽ െസ ക റി. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PUBLISHED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF GOVERNMENT PRESSES AT THE GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, 2023