General penalty for offence

In force Act 32 of 1966 As on 06 Oct 2026

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Act 32 of 1966

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Section 33 of the Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966 deals with general penalty for offence. Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or of any rule made thereunder, or fails to wages or compensation in accordance with any order of the appellate authority passed under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 31, shall, be

Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or of any rule made thereunder, or fails to wages or compensation in accordance with any order of the appellate authority passed under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 31, shall, be punishable, for the first offence, with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees and for a second or any subsequent offence with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one month or more than six months or with fine which shall not be less than one hundred rupees or more than five hundred rupees or with both.
(2) (a) Any employer who fails to reinstate any employee in accordance with the order of the appellate authority passed under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 31, shall be punishable with fine which may extend to two hundred and fifty rupees.
(b) Any employer, who, after having been convicted under clause (a), continues, after the date of such conviction, to fail to reinstate an employee in accordance with the order mentioned in that clause, shall be punishable, for each day of such default, with fine which may extend to twenty rupees.
(c) Any Court trying an offence punishable under this sub-section may direct that the whole or any part of the fine, if realised, shall be paid, by way of compensation, to the person, who, in its opinion, has been injured by such failure.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 (4 of 1936), with regard to the definition of wages, any compensation required to be paid by an employer under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 31 but not paid by him shall be recoverable as delayed wages under the provisions of that Act.
(4) It shall be no defence in a prosecution of any person for the contravention of the provisions of section 3 that any manufacturing process connected with the making of beedi or cigar or both was carried on by such person himself of by any member of his family or by any other person living with or dependent on such person. 1. Ins. by Act 41 of 1993, s. 7 (w.e.f. 22-5-1993). 2. Subs. by s. 8, ibid., for "three months" (w.e.f. 22-5-1993). 3. Subs. by s. 8, ibid., for "five hundred rupees" (w.e.f. 22-5-1993).
Section 33, The Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966 (Act 32 of 1966).

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What does Section 33 of the Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act deal with?

Section 33 of the Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act is headed "General penalty for offence". Save as otherwise expressly provided in this Act, any person who contravenes any of the provisions of this Act or of any rule made thereunder, or fails to wages or compensation in accordance with any order of the appellate authority passed under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 31, shall, be

How do I find court cases under Section 33 of the Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act 33, section 33 Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, section 33 of the Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 33 of the Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, and has it changed?

Its own text turns on section 3 (Industrial premises to be licensed), section 31 (Notice of dismissal), so none of them can safely be read on its own.

When was the Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act enacted?

Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act was enacted in 1966 as Act 32 of 1966. India Code records no commencement date for it. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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