17. Recovery of money
due from an employer.- (1) Where any amount is due
under this Act to a newspaper employee from an employer, the
newspaper employee himself, or any person authorised by him
in writing in this behalf or in case of the death of the employee,
any member of his family may, without prejudice to any other
mode of recovery, make an application to the State Government
for the recovery of the amount due to him and if the State
Government or such authority as the State Government may specify
in this behalf, is satisfied that any amount is so due, it
shall issue a certificate for that amount to the Collector,
and the Collector shall proceed to recover that amount in
the same manner as an arrear of land revenue.
(2) If any question arises as to the amount due under this
Act to a newspaper employee from his employer, the State Government
may, on its own motion or upon allocation made to it, refer
the question to any Labour Court constituted by it under the
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), or under any corresponding
law relating to investigation and settlement of industrial
disputes in force in the State and the said Act or law shall
have effect in relation to the Labour Court as if question
so referred were a matter referred to the Labour Court for
the adjudication under that Act or law.
(3) The decision of the Labour Court shall be forwarded
by it to the State Government which made the reference and
any amount found due by the Labour Court may be recovered
in the manner provided in sub-section(1).
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