Section 154: Proceeding against contempt of court

1) The Labour Court may institute proceedings for its contempt.

2) Where an act of contempt is established in the proceeding instituted pursuant to sub-section (1), the Labour Court may impose punishment of a fine not exceeding ten thousand rupees or imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or both on the offender.

Provided that if the offender begs pardon to the satisfaction of the Labour Court, the Labour Court may forgive him or her or absolve him or her of the punishment if already determined or reduce such punishment or order not to execute the punishment subject to the compliance with such conditions as specified by the Labour Court, after deferring the punishment on such conditions.