Industrial Court Rules
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IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred b y section 21 (4) of the Labour Institutions ct! 2""#! the Ru$es %oard! in consu$tation with the Chief &ustice! 'aes the fo$$owin Ru$es*+ ,-E IN./S,RIL C0/R, (R0CE./RE) R/LES! 2"1" 1 Citation ,hese Ru$es 'ay be cited as the Industria$ Court (rocedure) Ru$es! 2"1" 2 Interpretation In these Ru$es! un$ess the conte3t otherwise reuires+ 5affida6it of ser6ice7 'eans an affida6it of ser6ice in the for ' prescribed in these Ru$es8 5appea$7 'eans an appea$ 'ade to the Court by a party aainst an order! a decision or proceedins under any written $aw8 5appe$$ant7 'eans a party who initiates an appea$8 5c$ai'7 inc$udes any c$ai'! co'p$aint! app$ication! reference! 'otion or trade dispute referred to the Court by a party for ad9udication under any written $aw8 5c$ai'ant7 'eans a party who fi$es a c$ai'! with the Court under any written $aw8 5Court7 'eans the Industria$ Court and inc$udes a 9ude of the Industria$ Court du$y appointed under the ct8 5di6ision7 'eans a di6ision of the Court! estab$ished by the rincipa$ &ude! under section 1: (1) of the ct8 5&ude7 'eans a &ude of the Court appointed under the ct and inc$udes the rincipa$ &ude8 5'e'ber7 'eans a 'e'ber of the Court appointed under section 1# of the ct8 5notice7 inc$udes a notice of 'otion8 5notify7 'eans to i6e a notice in writin8 5party7 'eans a person! a trade union! an e'p$oyer! e'p$oyer;s orani set out in the irst Schedu$e 2" Notice of hearin (1) ,he Court sha$$! with due reard to the con6enience of a$$ parties! fi3 a date! ti'e and p$ace for hearin (2) ,he Court not $ess than twentyDone days before the date fi3ed for hearin! cause to be sent to each party a hearin notice specifyin the date! ti'e and p$ace of hearin* ro6ided that the Court 'ay for r easons to be recorded! fi3 an ear$ier hearin date or 'ay proceed with a case on priority basis 21 .eter'ination by docu'entary e6idence ,he Court 'ay! sub9ect to an aree'ent by a$$ parties! proceed to deter'ine a suit before it on the basis of p$eadins! affida6its! docu'ents fi$ed and sub'issions 'ade by the parties 22 roceedins in the absence of either part y @here a hearin notice was ser6ed on the parties! the Court 'ay proceed with the case before it in the absence of any party thereto if+
(a) that party has indicated that! that party does not wish to attend the hearin8 (b) that party fai$s to appear for the hearin without pro6idin any reasons8 or (c) the Court is satisfied that the reasons forwarded to it by that party are not of such a nature as to pre6ent the attendance of that party 2= Conso$idation of cases ,he Court 'ay conso$idate suits if it appears that in any nu'ber of suits (a) so'e co''on uestion of fact or $aw arises8 or (b) it is practica$ and appropriate to proceed with the issues raised in the suits si'u$taneous$y 24 -earin procedure Cap B" (1) ,he Court sha$$ i6e directions as 'a y be necessary to enab$e the parties to prepare for the hearin (2) ,he Court sha$$! at the beinnin of the hearin! e3p$ain the order of the proceedins which the Court proposes to adopt (=) ,he Court sha$$ not be bound by ru$es of e6idence under the E6idence ct* ro6ided that the c$ai'ant or the appe$$ant sha$$ be i6en the first opportunity to present that c$ai'ant;s or that appe$$ant;s case (4) E6idence before the Court 'ay be i6en ora$$y or if the &ude so orders! by affida6it or a written state'ent and the Court 'ay at any stae of hearin! reuire the attendance of a deponent or an author of a written state'ent if the attendance is reuired for the purposes of e3a'ination of the facts deponed or written (>) ,he Court sha$$ conduct the hearin in a 'anner it considers 'ost suitab$e to the 9ust hand$in and recordin of proceedins and sha$$! if appropriate! a6oid $ea$ technica$ities and for'a$ities (:) ,he Court 'ay use e$ectronic 'odes of presentation and recordin of e6idence (#) ,he Court 'ay reuire a witness to i6e e6idence on oath or affir'ation and the Court 'ay! for that purpose! ad'inister the oath or the affir'ation (B) ,he Court 'ay at its own reuest or at the reuest of a party to a suit be pro6ided with 6isua$ de'onstration faci$ities for the disp$ay of any 'aps! photoraphs! charts! diara's and de'onstrations or i$$ustrations of te3ts and any other docu'ents that are to be used for the purposes of 'ain a findin in the 'atter for deter'ination before it 2> C$ose of hearin (1) /pon co'p$etion of the hearin and presentation of the facts and e6idence and state'ents by parties! witnesses and e3perts! if any! the Court sha$$ dec$are the hearin c$osed (2) ,he Court sha$$ not reDopen hearin or re6iew facts un$ess it! for sufficient reason! considers it fit to do so or as pro6ided for in ru$e =2(1) 2: Sub'issions
(1) /pon hearin a$$ facts and e6idence and the consideration of the 'atters in uestion! the parties 'a y ora$$y sub'it or fi$e written sub'issions! su''in up their respecti6e cases before the Court (2) @here written sub'issions are 'ade! three oriina$ copies of the sub'ission sha$$ be fi$ed with the Court and additiona$ copies ser6ed on each party to the proceedins 2# .ecision of the court (1) ,he Court sha$$! after considerin a$$ re$e6ant facts and supportin docu'ents and in accordance with the procedures set in these Ru$es+ (a) where the suit was oriinated by a state'ent of c$ai'! de$i6er an award! (b) where the suit was oriinated by a 'e'orandu' of appea$! de$i6er a 9ud'ent! or (c) in any other proceedins! de$i6er a ru$in* ro6ided that! sub9ect to these Ru$es and to an y other written $aw! the Court 'ay at any ti'e in the conduct of its proceedins issue+ (a) an in9uncti6e order8 (b) a prohibitory order8 (c) a dec$aratory order8 (d) an order for specific perfor'ance8 (e) an order for pay'ent of costs8 (f) an order for pay'ent of interest on any principa$ su' awarded by the Court8 or () any other order to 'eet the ends of 9ustice (2) decision of the Court sha$$ contain concise state'ent of facts and the reasons for the decision (=) ,he decision of the Court sha$$ be in writin and sined by the &ude sittin with two 'e'bers and du$y sea$ed* ro6ided that where the parties ha6e! by consent! areed that the 9ude sits a$one or with one 'e'ber! the 9ude sittin or the 9ude and the sittin 'e'ber sha$$ sin the award (4) party 'ay appea$ aainst the decision of the Court on 'atters of $aw 2B Costs and Interest (1) ,he Court sha$$ be uided by section 12(B) of the ct in awardin costs to a part y (2) ,he Court sha$$ not award e3e'p$ary or puniti6e costs (=) @here a suit in6o$6es a $iuidated a'ount that is c$ai'ed and specified at the ti'e of fi$in a state'ent of c$ai' and the Court orders that the a'ount c$ai'ed or part of the a'ount be paid to the
c$ai'ant! the Court 'ay in addition to that order! direct that interest be paid on the $iuidated a'ount awarded at app$icab$e interest rates as if the suit was fi$ed in the -ih Court 2A Record of proceedins and decision (1) ,he Reistrar sha$$ cause a record of the proceedins and the decisions of the Court to be 'ade (2) ,he record of the proceedins and decisions of the Court sha$$ be 'ade a6ai$ab$e to an y interested person upon reuest and upon pay'ent of the prescribed fee (=) ,he record of proceedins and decisions of the Court referred to in pararaph (1) sha$$ be ept in accordance with the pro6isions of the ct and any other written $aw o6ernin the eepin of 9udicia$ records (4) n award! a 9ud'ent! a ru$in! an order or a decision of the Court certified! sined and sea$ed by the Reistrar sha$$ be conc$usi6e e6idence of the e3istence of the award! the 9ud'ent! the ru$in! the order or the decision of the Court =" .ecree (1) ,he Reistrar sha$$ draw! sea$! and issue an order and a decree of the Court (2) n order or a decree sha$$ be drawn in accordance with the decision of the Court and sha$$ specify c$ear$y in pararaphs the re$ief ranted and any other deter'ination and costs! if any =1 E3ecution and warrants (1) ,he Reistrar sha$$ issue an e3ecution order and a warrant of arrest (2) Ru$es on e3ecution of an order and a decree app$icab$e in the -ih Court sha$$ be app$icab$e to an order and a decree of the Court =2 Re6iew (1) person who is arie6ed by a decree or an order of the Court 'ay app$y for a re6iew of the award! 9ud'ent or ru$in+ (a) if there is a disco6ery of new and i'portant 'atter or e6idence which! after the e3ercise of due di$ience! was not within the now$ede of that person or cou$d not be produced by that person at the ti'e when the decree was passed or the order 'ade8 or (b) on account of so'e 'istae or error apparent on the face of the record8 or (c) on account of the award! 9ud'ent or ru$in bein in breach of an y written $aw8 or (d) if the award! the 9ud'ent or ru$in reuires c$arification8 or (e) for any other sufficient reasons (2) n app$ication for re6iew of a decree or order of the Court under subpararaphs (b)! (c)! (d)! or (e)! sha$$ be 'ade to the 9ude who passed the decree! or 'ade the order souht to be re6iewed (=) party seein re6iew of a Court decree or order of the Court sha$$ app$y to the Court in or' : set out in the irst Schedu$e
(4) n app$ication under pararaph (=) sha$$ be acco'panied by a 'e'orandu' supportin the app$ication and the Court sha$$ proceed to hear the parties in accordance with section 2: of the ct (>) ,he Court sha$$! upon hearin an app$ication for re6iew! de$i6er a ru$in a$$owin the app$ication or dis'issin the app$ication (:) @here an app$ication for re6iew is ranted! the Court 'ay re6iew its decision to confor' to the findins of the re6iew or uash its decision and order that the suit be heard aain (#) n order 'ade for a re6iew of a decree or order sha$$ not be sub9ect to further re6iew == Correction of errors ,he Court sha$$ cause any c$erica$ 'istae! incidenta$ error or o'ission to be rectified without reference to the parties and sha$$ notify the parties of the 'istae! incidenta$ error or o'ission =4 Sea$ of the Court (1) ,he Sea$ of the Court sha$$ be authenticated by the sinature of the Reistrar (2) In the absence of the Reistrar! a .eputy Reistrar desinated by the rincipa$ &ude for that purpose! 'ay authenticate the Sea$ of the Court => Co$$ecti6e ree'ents (1) n e'p$oyer or an orani) co$$ecti6e aree'ent sha$$ not tae effect unti$ it has been reistered by the Court =: Court to reu$ate its procedure Sub9ect to these Ru$es! the Court 'a y reu$ate its own procedure =# Reistration of Co$$ecti6e ree'ents ,he ees chareab$e by the court for fi$in p$eadins! instru'ents and procedures sha$$ be as set out in the Second Schedu$e as a'ended fro' ti'e to ti'e* ro6ided that the court 'ay! on app$ication by a party! wai6e a$$ or any fee chareab$e =B LN No 1B:F1A:> LN No 11BF1A#= Industria$ Court (rocedure) Ru$es and ,he ,rade /nions (ppea$s) ('end'ent) Ru$es are re6oed
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0R 1 (rB (=)) IN ,-E IN./S,RIL C0/R, 0 GENH EL /N.ER SEC,I0N0 EL N0 0 IN ,-E ,,ER 0 EL 0 JNE 0 ELLN,K ELLN, N. JNE 0 ,-E INS,I,/,I0N 0R /,-0RI,H INS, @-0SE .ECISI0N EL IS L0.E.K RES0N.EN, 0R JNE 0 IN,ERES,E. R,H MI LIC%LE SEC0N. RES0N.EN, 1 ,ae Notice that the ppe$$ant appea$s aainst the decision of the 2 ,he ppea$ re$ates to = ,he decision ppea$ed aainst is 4 ,he ppea$ is to be deter'ined by the Industria$ Court at a date! ti'e and p$ace to be set by Notice to the arties (2) ,he ppea$ is based on the fo$$owin rounds Jset out each round concise$yK (attach any re$e6ant docu'ents) (=) ,he decision souht for is* (4) nd tae note that the ppe$$ant appoints as ppe$$ant;s representati6e in this 'atter (>) ,ae note a$so that the ppe$$ant sha$$ accept ser6ices of a$$ docu'ents on the abo6e 'atter at the ppe$$ant;s address which is set be$ow*
Sined and dated atthisday of ppe$$antFd6ocate OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 0R 2 (r11 (1)) N0,ICE 0 S/0NS ,o(na'e) of (address) ,ae notice that a state'ent of c$ai'F'e'orandu' of appea$ has been fi$ed in the Industria$ Court at in CauseFppea$ No2" in which you are na'ed as Respondent Ser6ice of the su''ons on you was ordered to be by this notice copy of the su''ons and the State'ent of C$ai'Fe'orandu' of ppea$ is herewith attached /n$ess you fi$e a Response within fourteen days fro' the date of this su''on! the suit wi$$ be heard and deter'ined in your absence .ated at thisday of2"" Reistrar 0R = (r11 (4)) I.?I, 0 SER?ICE Iof an Pad6ocateFa po$ice officerFa process ser6er of the court 'ae oath and stay as fo$$ows* (1) 0n! 2""at(ti'e) I ser6ed the su''ons in this suit onat (p$ace) b y tenderin a copy thereof to Phi'Fher and reuirin a sinature on the oriina$ P-eFShe PsinedFrefused to sin the su''ons -eFShe was persona$$y nown to 'eFwas identified to 'e byand ad'itted that PheFshe was the Respondent (2) Not bein ab$e to findthe Respondent on! 2""at(ti'e) I ser6ed the su''ons on (na'e) an e'p$oyee of the Respondent who is worin wit the Respondent (=) (0therwise specify the 'anner in which the su''ons was ser6ed) S@0RN by the saidthisday of! 2""
%efore 'e Co''issioner of 0athsFaistrate P.e$ete as necessary OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 0R 4 (r11 (B)) REQ/ES, ,0 ,-E C0/R, ,0 EEC, SER?ICE ,o the Reistrar Industria$ Court of Genya 1 ,he PC$ai'antFppe$$antFRespondent hereby reuests the Reistrar to effect ser6ice of process on the PC$ai'antFppe$$antFRespondent 2 ,he hysica$ address of the PC$ai'antFppe$$antFRespondent for purpose of this suit is as fo$$ows* = ,he PC$ai'ant Fppe$$antFRespondent has paid the reuisite fee for ser6ice .,E. at NIR0%I thisday of2" PC$ai'antFppe$$antFRespondent P.e$ete as necessary 0R > (r1A (>)) IN ,-E IN./S,RIL C0/R, 0 GENH 0R 0 LE.INS IN./S,RIL C0/R, C/SEFEL N0P0 IN ,-E ,,ER 0 EL 0 C/SEFEL %E,@EEN JNE 0 CLIN,FELLN,PKCLIN,FELLN, N. JNE 0 RES0N.EN,K RES0N.EN,S S/0NS 0R ,,EN.NCE Hou are hereby su''onsed to appear in person before the abo6eDna'ed Court at
on day ofand thereafter to re'ain in attendance unti$ e3cused by the Court in reard to a$$ 'atters within your now$ede re$atin to the 'atter pendin before the Court wherein the C$ai'antFppe$$antFpp$icantP is seein as fo$$ows* H0/ RE REQ/IRE. to brin and produce to the Court the fo$$owin8 Jinsert accurate$y the docu'ent! boo or thin to be producedK 1 2 %E IN0RE. that shou$d you on any account ne$ect to co'p$y with any of the pro6isions of this su''ons the Court wi$$ be $eft with no option but to resort to the pro6isions of Ru$e =2 of the Industria$ Court Ru$es (Pde$ete whiche6er is not app$icab$e) Sined and dated at thisday of Reistrar 0R > (r=2 (=)) C/SEFEL N002" IN ,-E ,,ER 0 LIC,I0N 0R RE?IE@ %E,@EEN JNa'e of pp$icantKpp$icant JNa'e of RespondentKRespondent ,he Reistrar ,he Industria$ Court 0 %o3 4#:": NIR0%I RE?IE@ 0 @R. @eFIthe pp$icant party bein arie6ed by the award! in Cause Nodated sub'it(s) that the ward reuires re6iew and enc$ose herewith the reuisite 'e'oranda in support of the app$ication for re6iew ,he pp$icant party wishesFdoes not wish to be heard in respect of the app$ication for re6iew and intendsFdoes not intend to ca$$ witnesses in support of its c$ai' .ated at thisday of2" pp$icantFd6ocate .rawn i$ed by*
(pp$icant on the re6iew app$ication) ,o be ser6ed upon* (Respondent to the re6iew app$ication) SEC0N. SC-E./LE (r =#) EES No $eadin GSh 1 Sa$e of for's* per for' per >" for's 1>" 2 0n fi$in a State'ent of C$ai' (a) Indi6idua$s e'p$oyees (i) ee on State'ent of c$ai' (ii) Supportin affida6it (iii) nne3ure (b) ny other party (i) ee on State'ent of C$ai' (ii) Supportin ffida6it (iii) nne3ure (per docu'ent) (c) i$in Rep$y to C$ai' (d) Rep$yin affida6it (e) nne3ure (per docu'ent) 2"" #> 2" >"" #> 1"
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>"" #> 1" = (a) 0n fi$in Inter$ocutory pp$ication (b) ffida6its in support of pp$ications (c) nne3ure ( per docu'ent) 2>" #> 1" 4 (a) 0n fi$in rounds of 0pposition (b) Rep$yin ffida6its (c) nne3ure (per docu'ent) 2>" #> 1" > (a) 0n fi$in pp$ication for Re6iew of the ward (b) ffida6its in support of pp$ication (c) nne3ure ( per docu'ent) >"" #> 1" : (a) 0n fi$in Response to pp$ication for Re6iew (b) ffida6it in support of pp$ication (c) nne3ure per docu'ent >""
#> 1" # (a) 0n fi$in ppea$s fro' the .ecision of Reistrar of ,rade /nions (b) ffida6it in support of ppea$s (c) nne3ure per docu'ent >""" #> 1" B (a) 0n fi$in ppea$s fro' the decision of the inister (b) ffida6it in support of ppea$ (c) nne3ure per docu'ent 2!""" #> 1" A (a) 0n i$in ppea$s other than ppea$s fro' the decision of the Reistrar of ,rade /nions or the inister (b) ffida6it in support of ppea$ (c) nne3ure (per docu'ent) 1!""" #> 1" 1" (a) 0n fi$in e'orandu' of Rep$y to any ppea$ (b) Rep$yin ffida6it (c) nne3ure per docu'ent 1!""" #> 1" 11 (a) 0n fi$in ffida6it of Ser6ice! Supp$e'entary or further ffida6its #> 1" 12 Issue of su''onsFNotice of ppearance >" 1= ,ain out witness su''ons or any other su''ons not pro6ided for 1"" 14 i$in e'orandu' of ppearance of Notice of ppoint'ent of ad6ocates 1"" 1> or fi$in any docu'ent for which no fee is prescribed under this schedu$e #> 1: CertificationFattestation of docu'ents #> 1# or swearin an affida6it (Cap 1>) >" 1B CertificationFattestation of docu'ents #> 1A or swearin an affida6it (Cap 1>) >" 2" 0n fi$in 'atter under certificate of urency >>" 21 0n app$ication for ad9ourn'ent at ti'e of hearin 4"" 22 0n fi$in consent orders 1>" 2= (a) 0n fi$in app$ication for e3ecution (b) Issuance of e3ecution order (c) Notice to show course (d) Issuance of Notice to show course (e) Issue of attach'ent warrant (f) Issue of sa$e warrant2>" 1>" 1>" 1>" >" >" 24 pp$ication of decree 1"" 2> 0n fi$in a bi$$ of costs 2>" 2: pp$ication for 9ud'ent =" 2# pp$ication to drawFbe issued with Court order >"
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Issue of a certificate by reistrar after award is i6en by the Court 1"" 0n fi$in any app$ication for which no pro6ision is 'ade under this schedu$e
.ated the 4th ay! 2"1" C-RLES C-E/,,/,! Chair'an! Ru$es %oard
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