Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 · Chapter VB: Special Provisions Relating to Lay-Off, Retrenchment and Closure in Certain Establishments
Section 25Q: Penalty for lay-off and retrenchment without previous permission
The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 was repealed and replaced by the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 from 21 November 2025. It still applies to matters and proceedings from before that date, as the repealing law provides.
In plain words
An employer who lays off or retrenches workmen in breach of section 25M or section 25N can be punished with imprisonment up to one month, or a fine up to one thousand rupees, or both.
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Official text
Any employer who contravenes the provisions of section 25M or *** of section 25N shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one month, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the text of the Act as it stood before its repeal. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.