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title: "What do you mean by the term 'Lockout'?"  
description: "What do you mean by the term 'Lockout'?"  
author: "Lily Chitlangiya"  
published: 2021-12-03  
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# What do you mean by the term 'Lockout'?

What do you [mean](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/80630/what-does-it-mean-to-be-paperclipped) by the [term](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/81913/understanding-the-term-witch-hunting-in-context-to-rhea-chakraborty) 'Lockout'?

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## Answers

### Answer by Sanjay Goenka

**Lockout** \
Generally, it **means a stoppage or denial of employment** which was started by the management of the institution in nay factory during the **labor dispute**. The Lockout **in India was declared in 1895 in Budge Budge Mills.** \
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**Definition** of the lockout in legal subject **Section 2(1) of the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947** defines the term **‘Lockout’** The temporary closing of employment or the suspension of work, or a refusal by an employer to continue to employ any number of the person employed by him. \
**Essential elements of this section** This nature of the instrument which the management of any industry has required some elements on which the power depends.

- There should be a statute in any act which gives the power.
- The second basic element is the party, which has the power. Here this party means the factory or the industry which is justified by the company act.
- In this process, the second party should be there who is in opposition to the factory’s management.
- In this all procedure of labor and management of the factory, there should be one more basic element which is the dispute in any reasonable matter should be there.

**Prohibition of Lockout** The Lockout has been declared as a void in the act in the respect of **Public Utility Service**. **Section 22(2) of the Act**, defines that no employer carrying the public utility service shall Lockout in any number of the labor

- The management is not allowed to declare Lockout without giving notice to the workers, **before the 6 weeks of the Lockout.**
- Or before **14 days** of giving notice
- Before the expiry date of such notice that is mentioned in such notice.
- During the meeting of any conciliation or **after the 14 days** after such conciliation. With the help of such proceeding officers.

**Case** **SRI Ramchandra Spinning Mills V/s State of Madras** The [Madras High Court](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/72267/when-was-the-allahabad-high-court-established) clearly **states** the present **definition of the Lockout is not having all aspect of the common person**. In the Commission , the previous word has been included in this case. And **he said that at any cost the worker should have the damages for the injury, which was faced by them during the Lockout period.** \


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