Section 45
Illegal strikes and lock-outs
of Industrial Relations Act 1967
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Section 45
(1)
A strike or a lock-out shall be deemed to be illegal if—
(a)
it is declared or commenced or continued in contravention of section 43 or 44 or of any provision of any other written law; or
(b)
it has any other object than the furtherance of a trade dispute—
(i)
between the workmen on strike and their employer;
or
(ii)
between the employer who declared the lock-out and his workmen.
(2)
A lock-out declared in consequence of an illegal strike or strike declared in consequence of an illegal lock-out shall not be deemed to be illegal.
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