The Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Ordinance, 1979

, .. REGISTERED No, D-(D)-'IZ .SCQl\11\ If • EXTRAORDINARY 1ff't II--8YI 1 • • PART ll-Section 1 ~~~ PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY ·• ~o s] No. ;si' • off f~, if..~, :sr~c1"u 3 11 197 9/'fl'Q' 11, 1 9 o o • NEW DELHI, WEDNESDA~,; jANUARY 31, ~979/MAGHA 11, 1900 ~ ~ ir \,rnr ~ '{fflqf f{t d f=' :~ ~ ~ mt1f ~ '$ ~ * f81' ~" I Separate paging Is riven to this Part in order that It may be filed as a separate compilation M~~ll~T_RY OF LAW, JUSTICE AND COMPANY AFFAIRS (Legislative Department) • New Delhi, the 31st January, 1979/Magha 11, 1900 (Saka) APER NANCE, 1979. No. 3 OF 1979 Promulgated by the Pre ident in •• the . Thirtieth Year of the R ublic of India. ~· ' • f j • '. ·-. ••• . An Ordinance further t0 a end the Working Other Newspaper E loyees (Conditions Miscellaneous Provisio s Act, 1955. J oumalists and of Service) ~nd WHEREAS the Wage Board c nstituted under section 9 of the Working Journalists and Other Newspap r Employees (Conditions of Service) and 45 of 1955. Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1 55 by the notification of the Government • of Indfa in the Ministry of Lab ur, No. S.0. 809, dated the 6th February, · ~;: .. · 1976 for fixing arid revising rate~ of wages in respect of working journalists and the Wage Board constitute under section 13C of tbe said Act by the notification., of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour, No. S.O. 1!isii' ·dated the 11th June, 75 for fixing and revising rates of wages i~ ·rtspe~t 6f• no~-journalist nef spa per employees pave not been able -'to funttion effectively; . . . , ·\ . . : { . . ••. "'\ . , . . , • : . . " • I • ' . ·.' . , " ( I 5) • ::: • • •• ' - , . '1'HE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDlNARY [P~l' l - I 6 ==:...:..::===~=======~=======-:=:====.===---- _ 1-... -:c-·- · h ~ AND WHEREAS the cons· uent delay on t e part o the said Boards . k . th ir recommend · ions to the Central Government has irnp dll). ma mg e f • g to worki • e ed the making of proper pro • s~on or ~-e~urm . . ng Journalists an • -li"'t rn"'Wt!W!,per- mployees JUSt cohdit1ons of work· d ,non~Journa ., "' ,;,p~ , .. • 'J\ND 'WHEI\EM ,for dealt • \\fJJth the ~ituations r~ferred to in the f • going paragrap~ and ~at ers __ ar~~ing _ therefrom it_ is necessary in °t~; . ·1putilic":intEfi"est toirttake :alte~rta!1ve•arrange_tnents ·f~r th~ purp~se of fbcin ··- a,10 revising ,rates of wages m respect of working Journah~ts and i~ respect of non-journalist ri wsp~pe~ employ~~s under the said Act and thereby securing to them s eedily JUSt conditions of work; AND WHEREAS Parliament is -not in ses_sion and the Presi~ent is satisfied that circumstances exist w ich render 1t necessary for him to take im. mediate action; Now, THEREFORE; in exer ·se of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 123 of the Constituti n, -the :president is pleased to promulgate the following Ordinance:- • Short '1. (1) This Ordinance ma be called the Working Journalists and Other title and Newspaper Employees '(Co . ditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Pro- _coD1men~e- visions (Amendment) Ordifance, .1979. -· _ - . • -, • -_ _ ,ment. ., ,(2) It shaU,come ;into1fotce ,at once. : . - - I :Act 45 of 2. During ·the pe_riod _of lperation of this Or_dinance, the Working 1-005 to·.~~ JoUtnalists and '0th~r NeJ~paper <Btnploye'es (Conditions of Service) temporari- and Miscellaneous •Provisiotls Act, ·1955 (hereinafter referred to as the . :.ame nd · :. principal Act) shall have !ect .subj~ct -to •t_he -amendments specified i,n sections 3'to 7. Amend- r ·: :i. I~ sectio~ 2dfth~-.prin ipar~ct; ·;ft-~p-~use ;(~;1·,~e-~oll~wing clause •• ment of . ,~hall.~be inserted, namely: ' • section 2: • t · • } . I ,. J ' ( ee) ·"Tr1bunal" m ans;~ (i) mJelation .working journalists, the Tribunal constitut­ • · -ed under • section 13 A; and . . ' (ii) in relation to non-journalist newspaper employees, the Tribunal •constitute -under section i3DD;\ - [ ' Insertion 4,. In Chapter II of the •P incipal -Act; , after sec~Qn .:1:aA, the following of new section shall be inserted, n ely:- •• -section· : 1 . -13AA. · · · .Uonstitu­ tion of -': -Tribunal ­ for, fixing or revisin·~ • • '.rates of wages in respect of working journa­ lists. '.:' ,' "i3AA. (1) Notwit t~nding anything co~tai~e'd in this Act, . where the Central Gover ment is of opinion that the Board constitut­ ~~ !-lnder section 9 for ·th • purpose of fixin -or x:_evising rates of wages _m ,respe~t of working joprnalists u~der tl\is Act ha_s not been a~le to funct1o_n (for any reaton whats-oev ) effectively, and in the cir· : cum~tances; it-is. nece~sa7 so t? (do, it ay, by notification in the Official Gazette, constitute a TnbUnal, ch shall consist of a person who is, or has been, a_ Jfge of ~ _High Court or the Supreme Court, for il:e P~rpose of fixmgi or rev1smg rates of wages in respect of working Journalists unde I this Act. . 'SIC, 'l) 'THE GAZt:rnroF 'INI>IA ~OMINARY :~2> 1.'he proVisions of se tions 10 'to 13A shall apply to, and in . rela!ion to, the Tribuhal co muted under sub-section ·(l) of this section, the Central Governm nt and working journalists subject to the ,modifications tliat- • ' ·(a) the -references to he Board therein wherever-they occur, shall be ~onstrued ~s. refe nces to the-;1)1£lmal;· -----\ · ( b) m sub-section ( 3) of section /tr-- } •(i) the reference the oftick of Chairman or _,any other member of th. e Board slall be c6 strued as a re!~tence to the office of the person con tituting t e Tribun ;<and !(ii) the reference o section 9 shall be construed as a -reference to sub-sectio -(1) of this section; and · (c) the references in sebtion 13 and section 13A to section 12 .. ;; . . shall be construed as refererces to section 12 read with this sec- tion. \ • (3) The Tribunal, in dischdrging its functions under this Act,· .... .. , may _act on 'the evi.dence record~d by the • ·wage Board or partly recordeci 'by the ·wage :Boartl atjd partly recorded 'by itself: •::: . . Provided that if the Tribunal is of opinion that {urther examina- ·"tion of any of the withesses whosle evidence.has already been recorded ·is necessary 'in the interests of Justice it may re.:summon any such • witness, and after such 'further ~xarrii~ation, cross-examination and :eh-e:x~md ination,Jf any, ~s itniaf permit, the witness shall be dis- c arge . • • . •. ,(4) On the constitution.of .a\Tribunal under sub-section (1), the .. Board,constituted under section 9tand functioning immediately before such constitution shall cease to xist and the members constituting .that Board,shall be deemed to ,h," e vac<J1;ed their -offices: . . •• • . Provided that any interim r.ttes of wages fixed by the ~entral Jiovernment • under section 113A itj respect of working journalists and ,·, in force immediately before the ponstitution of the Tribunal shall remain in force until the order ·qf the Centr~l Government under section -12 read with this sectioni comes into operation.". • ! 5" In Chapter IIA of the principal )Act, after 'Section ~13D, ithe following I -section shall be inserted, namely:- , . . . ,, - :, .. .. _. ; . . : . Insertion of new section 13DD. "13DD. (1) Notwithstanding anything contai,ned in th1s Act, Constitu­ twhere the Central Gcivetrimerit' i~ of.<jpinion that the Board constitut- tio~ of · , . 13C f • th • , f fix• . , . • ,. . ·t f Tribunal •ed urilier sectidn • · or e purpose · o 1.ng -or ·rev1smg ra es o ' f fl . wages in respect of non-journ~l~t newspaper employees under :this 0~:ev~~~ . Act has not been able to functioI?- (for any reason wha~oever) effec- rates of • tively, and in the circumsta.nces,! it is neces.5ary so to do, it may, by wages in '· notification in the Official Gazett~, constitute a Tribunal, which shall respect of consist of a person who is, .or h~s been, a Judge of a High Court or ~on- . Co t f th t f fi . . . t f Journalist the Supreme ur , or e purpose o xmg or rev1smg ra es o news- wages 'in respect ' of. non-journal~st newspaper employees under this paper • •Act. . / employees. . . " . (2) The ,provisions of ~ectii ns '10 to . 13A sh~ll apply to, and in ,. ,' :relation to, the Tribunal constituted under sub-section (1) of this i ,i J • J. 18 ' . , . THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTR~ORDINARY [PART II-SEC. l] . - - - • ----=-::.._:_-= sec.tion, the ~e~t~al G_o~ef_ment~d non~~~~rpru,i~t n~V:_~paper em. ~loy~~s,_, ~~~te,c~ 1 to t~~ mo~1ficat10,~~ t~~t~1 t.._ .•.• , . , • . ..... _ (a) the references \ to the Board and ·working.· -i"urnalists therein, wherever they\ occur, shall be construed-respectively as reference~ -t9 the T~ib"h9-l .and., t9. mm.-jpJ..lrl)..cJJist .pewspaper em- ployees; . . . _. \ . . . (b) in sub-section (3,) of section 11,- · ( i) the referenc~ to the office -of Chairman or any other member· of the Board shall be construed as a reference to the , ... office of -the person Jonstituting• the Tribunal; and • • (ii) th~ referencb to-•section, 9 shall .,be construed as a ,. reference -to sub-sectibn (1) of this ~ectioon; and • • • • (c) ·the references iri ·~ettion '13''and section l:fA to section 12 :~u be .constr~ed a, r•fetnces to sect.ion 12 read . ~ith thIB se~ ' (3)' The· Tribunal, "in disctlarging its' ·funct1ohs llfider· this Act, may act on the· evidence rec-0rde~·by the Wage ·Board or partly record­ ed by the .Wage Board and ·pa~tly recorded by itself: _, :. • Ptovided ' tliat''if 'the 'Tributh:al "is ~of•-o'pinioh tlfat .. further exami­ .,. nation of . any of the witnesses· W,bose· evidenc«f has already ·been re- • •' • corded is' necessary in the inter~s'ts of justice, it htay ·re-Summon any ;, !; such Witn~ss, 'arid 'after' such further examination, cross-examination I . and re-examination, if any, as it µiay permit, the witness shall ·be ells- ~~ ! ' ,ri. (4') - Ori the- '.constitution of:a\Tribunal-~der- •sub-section (1), the ·" ' Board con'.stituted under section·_13C and ·functioning - immediately before such: constitution shall ' ce*se to· exist · and the members· cons­ tituting that- Board shall be deemed to have vacated their oftkes; : :_,, .," :_, PfoVideci ' that-- any interim -r~tes of wages ·.fixed--by the Central ·r; 'Goverrim~nt under section 13A ~ead ·with· section 13B in respect of '.' ;,_ • • non-journalist ·newspaper ·employees and ·in, force immediately before • the • constitution of the Tribunal shall remain ·in force ·until the order oi the· CE!ntral Government unde~ • section 12 read with thi-s section cc;,mes into.·operation.". l .. 1 . ... , .,. , . , __ .• ~ ·-~ , 6i- In section 19 of the principal Apt, after the words "member of the ment of Board", the words "or the person c-0~tituting the Tribunal'' shall be section 19. inserted. i Amend- !, ' ' ( ;,' C ,• i,, .. .. :. • • , Amend- . 7. In section 20 of the, principal A~t, in clause (d) . of sub-section (2), me~t of , after the word. ''Board.'', the . words "or; a.s the case may be, the Tribunal," seetion 20• shall be inserted. , .. f :: : • • • ·, , : ·;r r· · -r--: 1 , ..-: c ·:, ,· , ._ .c ::": ·.J ' . ,-.: • : . ,; ·_ , _ . ___ , _. : N. SANJIVA REDDY, . __ ;•-.J: President. R. V. S. PERI SASTRI, Secy. to the Govt. of India. PRINTED BY THE GENERAL .MANAGER, GOVERNMENT "oF -INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD NEW DELHI AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER ,OJ'; PUBLicAnONs, . :OELHI. 1979