Rule 20. Manner of making application for adjudication before the Tribunal under subsection (1) of section 22 of the Code

(1) Where a dispute of the nature specified in sub-section (1) of section 22 of the Code arises, an application for adjudication shall be made to the Industrial Tribunal having jurisdiction over the area where the registered office of the Trade Union or Trade Unions concerned is situated.

(2) The application shall be filed within one year from the date on which the cause of action arises or, as the case may be, from the date of communication of the order passed by the Registrar in relation to such dispute:

Provided that the Tribunal may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, entertain an application filed after the expiry of the said period if it is satisfied that the applicant was prevented by sufficient cause from filing the application within such period.

(3) The application shall contain a concise statement of facts, the grounds on which the dispute has arisen, and the relief sought, and shall be accompanied by copies of all relevant documents relied upon by the applicant.

(4) On receipt of the application, the Tribunal shall issue notice to all concerned parties and afford them a reasonable opportunity of being heard.

(5) The Tribunal shall, as far as practicable, dispose of the application within forty-five days from the date of its filing.