Labour Courts and Industrial Tribunals in Telangana to Serve as Appellate Authorities Under POSH Act
The Government of Telangana appoints eight labour courts and industrial tribunals in the state constituted under Section 7 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, to perform the functions of an Appellate Authority for preferring appeals in the cases of Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace in the Industrial Establishments. This power has been conferred to the State Government by Clause (a) of Section 2 of the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946, read with Rule 11 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Rules, 2013. The list of all eight labour courts and industrial tribunals is as follows:
- Labour Court – I, Hyderabad
- Labour Court – II, Hyderabad
- Labour Court – III, Hyderabad
- Additional Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Hyderabad
- Industrial Tribunal – I, Hyderabad
- Industrial Tribunal – II, Hyderabad
- Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Godavarikhani
- Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Court, Warangal
Conclusion
These courts’ appointments would help lower the burden on the other courts. This will help settle the cases effectively and without much delay. Women workers being sexually harassed at workplaces would be much relieved by this decision.