Contents of the Industrial Relations Code

The Industrial Relations Code, 2020

Section 32. Appeals

In force since 21 Nov 2025Chapter IV — Standing Orders

Official text

An employer or Trade Union or the negotiating union or negotiating council, or where there is no negotiating union or negotiating council in an industrial establishment or undertaking, any union or such representative body of the workers of the industrial establishment or undertaking, if not satisfied with the order of the certifying officer given under sub-section (5) of section 30, may file an appeal within sixty days of receipt of the order of the certifying officer to the appellate authority appointed by the appropriate Government, by notification, and such authority shall dispose of the appeal in such manner as may be prescribed.

Source: The Industrial Relations Code, 2020, Act No. 35 of 2020 — Gazette of India, p. 19 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 19 · official download · all sources

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Notifications under this section

  • S.O. 2314(E), 8 May 2026: Appointing Appellate Authority for Standing Orders under section 32 of IR Code 2020

Commencement In force since 21 Nov 2025

Notification wording (1)
  • S.O. 5320(E), in force from 21 Nov 2025: “the Central Government hereby appoints the 21st day of November, 2025 as the date on which the provisions of the said Code, shall come into force”