It shall be the duty of the Industrial Court- (a) to decide an application by a union for grant of recognition to it; (b) to decide an application by a union for grant of recognition to it in place of a union which has already been recognised under this Act; (c) to decide an application from another union or an employer for withdrawal or cancellation of the recognition of a union; (d) to decide complaints relating to unfair labour practices except unfair labour practices falling in item 1 of Schedule IV; (e) to assign work, and to give directions, to the Investigating Officers in matters of verification of membership of unions, and investigation of complaints relating to unfair labour practices; (f) to decide references made to it on any point of law either by any civil or criminal court; and (g) to decide appeals under section 42.
<span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>It shall be the duty of the Industrial Court-<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>a</i>) to decide an application by a union for grant of recognition to it;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><i>(b)</i> to decide an application by a union for grant of recognition to it in place of a union which has already been recognised under this Act;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>c</i>) to decide an application from another union or an employer for withdrawal or cancellation of the recognition of a union;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>d</i>) to decide complaints relating to unfair labour practices except unfair labour practices falling in item 1 of Schedule IV;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>e</i>) to assign work, and to give directions, to the Investigating Officers in matters of verification of membership of unions, and investigation of complaints relating to unfair labour practices;<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>f</i>) to decide references made to it on any point of law either by any civil or criminal court; and<br> <span style="margin-left:15px;"></span><span style="margin-left:15px;"></span>(<i>g</i>) to decide appeals under section 42.<br> <br>