Section 152: Majority decision to prevail

1) The chairperson and members shall collectively exercise the jurisdiction of the Labour Court.

Provided that where the chairperson or any one member is absent, even the bench of two members may try and adjudicate cases.

2) A decision of majority of members shall be deemed to be a decision of the Labour Court.

3) If the two members constituting the bench hold different opinions, such opinions shall be submitted to the third member, and the opinion concurred by the third member shall be deemed to be a decision of the Labour Court. If the chairperson and member hold different opinions, the opinion of the chairperson shall be deemed to be a decision of the Labour Court.