Section 4
Power of Govemment to appoznt authorzties for hearmg and deczdzng clawis and complaznts.-( I) The Government may, by notification m the Gazette, appoint such officers not below the rank of a District Labour Officer, as they thmk fit, to be the authorities for the purpose of hcanng and deciding-
4 Power of Govemment to appoznt authorzties for hearmg and deczdzng clawis and complaznts.-( I) The Government may, by notification m the Gazette, appoint such officers not below the rank of a District Labour Officer, as they thmk fit, to be the authorities for the purpose of hcanng and deciding-
(a) complamts With rega1 d to the contravention of section 3,
(b) claims ansmg out of non-payment of wages at the rates referred to in the said sect10n;
and may by the same OI a subsequent notification define the local hm1ts witlun wluch each such authouty shall Cise its JUnsdict·OT)
Every complamt or claim referred to m sub-section ( l) shall be made in such manner as may be prescnbcd
If any question anses as to whethc1 two OI mOle \\Oib ate of the same nature or of a sunilar natUie, 1t shall be dec1ded by the authonty appointed under sub-section ( l). '
Where a complaint or cla1m 1s made to the autho11ty appointed under sub-section. ( l), 1t may, after givmg the apphcant and the employC'r, a11 opp01 tunity of bemg heard, and after such mqlllry It may necessary, direct,-
(i) m the case of a clatm ansmg out of non-payment of wages at the rates referred to m section 3, that payment be made to the worke1 of the amount by which the payable to him exceed the amount actually paid,
(n) in the case of a complaint, that adequate steps be taken by the ·employer so as to ensure .that theie 1s no contraventiOn of section 3.
Every autho11ty appomted under sub-sectiOn (I) shall have all the powe1 s of a civil co'urt under the Code of Civil" Proccdui e, 1908 (Central Act 5 of 1908), for the purpose of takmg ev1dence and of enf01 cmg the attendance of witnesses and compelling the production of documents, and every such authonty shall be deemed to be a civil court for all the purposes of section 195 and Chapter XXVI of the Code of Cruninal P10cedurc, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974). ·
Any employer 01. worker agg11CVed by any 01 der made by ,m authority appomted under sub-sec: ion (I) on a complaint or cla1m may, wtthin tlmty days fi om the date of the order, p1 efer an appeal to such authonty as the Government may, hy notification in the Gazett<> spec1fy m th1s behalf, and that authority may, after heanng the appeal, confi1m, modify or 1everse the ord<'r appealed against and no further qppcal shall be against the order made bv such authonty.
The authonty relc11ed tom SL'h-scctJOn (6) may, 1f it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cavse fiom prefen mg the appeal wil hin the penod spec1fied m sub-section (6); aU ow the appeal to be pteferred within a furthet pcnod of th1rty <lays but :1ot thereafter
The p1ovis1ons of sub-sw !On (1) of sectiOn 33C of the lndust11al Disputes Act, 1947 (Ccn11al Act 14 of 1947), shall apply for the recove1y of monies due from an <>mploycr a11sing out of the decis10n of an auth01ity appoit:tted 11nder 1Im sect10n