A Trade Union registered under the State Government can also maintain a dispute before the CGIT. A retired employee/non-employee can represent the union in the Grievance Redressal Committee. Claim for reinstatement after 22-year delay without explanation constitutes laches barring relief under Industrial Disputes Act. Dependents compensation would be payable when employee's accident took place while working overtime. Compensation cannot be avoided merely because notice pay has been made to the workman on closure of the establishment. Assistant Labour Commissioner can issue recovery of the money due to the workmen from an employer under the settlement. Merely on the ground that it is not the worker's responsibility to do certain work, cannot be a ground to interfere with the punishment imposed. Cooperative Societies are not excluded from the ambit of the Maternity Benefit Act. Principal employer is duty bound to deduct and deposit provident fund, if contractor does not possess PF account. Funding has nothing to do with the criminal prosecution sought under the BOCW Act. Summons can be issued against the occupier only after establishing prima facie violation of the Factories Act. No appeal can be filed against the order of the Compensation Commissioner on the question of monthly wages of the deceased employee. Once the PF account has become inoperative, no interest can be accrued.