Amendment of section 2A of Central Act 14 of

In the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (hereinafter referred to as the principal Act), in its application to the State of Punjab, in section 2A, after sub-section (3), the following sub-section

1. (4) shall be added, namely:- "(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-sections (1),
2. (2) and (3), no such dispute or difference between that workman and his employer connected with, or arising out of, such discharge, dismissal, retrenchment or termination shall be deemed to be an industrial dispute if such dispute is not raised in conciliation proceeding within a period of three years from the date of such discharge, dismissal, retrenchment or termination: Provided that an authority, as may be specified by the State Government, may consider to extend the said period of three years when the applicant workman satisfies the authority that he had sufficient cause for not raising the dispute within the period of three years.".