Procedure before Wage Boards
From the State's own consolidated reprint. India Code publishes no text for this section — it gives the number and the heading and stops. The words below are from Maharashtra Law and Judiciary Department, which publishes the Act as one document carrying its amendments, with its text stated as current to 31 Dec 2025. Read the reprint itself.
Section 86E of the Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946 deals with procedure before Wage Boards. A Wage Board shall, in respect of an industrial matter or industrial dispute referred to it for decision, subject to any rules of procedure which may be prescribed, follow the same procedure as the Industrial Court in respect of arbitration proceedings before it. The Act was enacted on 15 Apr 1947.
A Wage Board shall, in respect of an industrial matter or industrial dispute referred to it for decision, subject to any rules of procedure which may be prescribed, follow the same procedure as the Industrial Court in respect of arbitration proceedings before it. In particular the rules of procedure which may be prescribed in this behalf may provide for the formation of Committees for local areas from amongst members of the Wage Board with co-option of such other persons from the local areas as the Wage Board would for the purpose of any reference think fit to appoint to the committees and the exercise by each such Committee of the jurisdiction and powers vested in the Wage Board in respect of such industrial matters or industrial disputes as are referred by the Wage Board to the Committee. 1[
Section 86E, The Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946 (Act 11 of 1947).
Questions about Section 86E
What does Section 86E of the Bombay Industrial Relations Act deal with?
Section 86E of the Bombay Industrial Relations Act is headed "Procedure before Wage Boards". A Wage Board shall, in respect of an industrial matter or industrial dispute referred to it for decision, subject to any rules of procedure which may be prescribed, follow the same procedure as the Industrial Court in respect of arbitration proceedings before it.
How do I find court cases under Section 86E of the Bombay Industrial Relations 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: Bombay Industrial Relations Act 86E, section 86E Bombay Industrial Relations Act, section 86E of the Bombay Industrial Relations Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When was Section 86E of the Bombay Industrial Relations Act enacted?
Section 86E of the Bombay Industrial Relations Act, cited as Bombay Industrial Relations Act 86E, was enacted on 15 Apr 1947 as Act 11 of 1947. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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