WORKING JOURNALISTS (CONDITIONS OF SERVICE) AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RULES, 1957 1

3 · [Payment of gratuity.__ Gratuity shall be paid to a working journalist or in the case of his death, his nominee or nominees or, if there is no nomination in force at the time of the death of the working journalist, his family, as soon as possible after it becomes due and in any case not later than three months.]

3 · [Gratuity due to a deceased working journalist ---- To whom payable.—On death of working journalist—

1 · Published in Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Pt. II, Sec. 3, dated 27 th h may, 1957, p.7281

2 · Omitted by G.S.R.1320 dated 1 st t August, 1963.

3 · Subs by ibid

5 · Nominations.—(1) A working journalist shall as soon as he completes three years of the continuous service or in the case of those who have completed three years of continuous at the commencement of the Act, as soon as may be after these rules come into force, make a nomination in Form A conferring the right to receive any gratuity payable under the Act, in the event of his death before the amount has become payable, or where the amount has become payable, before the payment has been made. 1 [Where the nominee is a minor, a working journalist shall appoint any person in Form AA to receive the gratuity in the event off working journalist's death during the minority of the nominee. ]

2 · [* * *]

3 · [(3) A nomination made under sub-rule(1) 4 [* * *] may at any time be modified by the working journalist after giving a written notice of his intention to do so in Form B. If the nominee predeceases the working journalist, the interest of the nominee shall revert to the working journalist, who may make a fresh nomination in accordance with these rules.]

3 · [(4) A nomination or its modification shall take effect, to the extent it is valid on the date on which it is received by the newspaper establishment.]

1 · Omitted by G.S.R.1320 dated 1 st t August, 1963.

2 · Omitted by ibid., for sub-rules (3) and (4).

3 · Re-numbered by ibid., as sub-rules (3) and (4), respectively for sub-rules(5) and (6).

4 · Omitted by G.S.R. 1320, dated the 1 st t August, 1963.

1 · [23. Production of medical certificate of fitness before resumption of duty.—A working journalist who has availed himself of leave for reasons of health may, before he resumes duty, be required by his employer to produce a medical certificate of fitness from an authorized medical practitioner, or the medical officer who issued the medical certificate under sub-rule (2) of rule.]

1 · Subs. By G.S.R. 997, dated the 6 th July, 1964.

1 · [(2) The medical certificate shall be from an authorized medical practitioner:

2 · [(6) Leave on medical certificate or converted leave on medical certificate referred to in sub-rules (1) and (4) may be granted to a working journalist at his request notwithstanding that earned leave is due to him.]

1 · Subs. by G.S.R. 997, dated the 6 th Jult, 1964.

2 · Ins. by ibid.

3 · Subs. by G.S.R. 149, dated te 1 st t February, 1960.

1 · [35. Wages during casual leave.—A working journalist on casual leave shall be entitled to wages as if he was on duty.]

2 · [36. Application under Sec. 17 of the Act._ _An application under Sec.17 of the Act shall be made in Form "C" to the Government of the State.where the Central Office or the Branch Office of the newspaper establishment in which the newspaper employee is employed, situated.]

2 · 37. Maintenance of registers, record and muster-rolls.__ Every newspaper establishment shall prepare and maintain the following registers, records and muster-rolls:

1 · Ins. by S.O. 889(E), dated the 11 th November, 1980 , published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Pt.II, Sec.3(i), dated the 12 th h November, 1980.

2 · Subs. by G.S.R. 1320 , dated the 1 st t August, 1963.

1 · FORM AA

1 · Ins. by G.S.R. 1320 , dated the 1 st t August, 1963

1 · 2 3 4 5

1 · FORM C

1 · Ins. by G.S.R. 1320 , dated the 1 st t August, 1963

1 · Ins. by G.S.R. 1320 , dated the 1 st t August, 1963

1 · FORM D

7 · 8 9 10

1 · FORM E

8 · 9 10

1 · FORM F

1 · 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 · Ins. by G.S.R. 1320 , dated the 1 st t August, 1963

1 · FORM G Muster Roll [See rule 37(iv)]

1 · Ins. by G.S.R. 1320 , dated the 1 st t August, 1963

2 · FORM H

2 · Ins by S.O. 889(E), dated the 11 th November, 1980, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Pt.II, Sec.