Industrial Relations Form XIII: Chapter IX retrenchment or closure notice

Notice to Central Government under the Chapter-IX route; distinguish retrenchment from closure and from Chapter-X permission.

(See rules 27 and 29) · Industrial Relations (Central) Rules, 2026 · Central-sphere scope

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Completed fictional chapter ix retrenchment or closure notice concerning Illustration Central Engineering Ltd (fictional), 14 Example Works, New Delhi 110001. The selected legal route and inapplicable alternatives are identified below.

Fictional, unsigned completed illustration. It demonstrates this form’s fields; it is not a filed return, medical opinion, official order or proof of an actual transaction.

When and how this form is used

The prescribed Form XIII note states 30 days’ advance Government intimation for retrenchment and 60 days for closure. Its employee-notice and compensation declarations are separate obligations.

The sample selects retrenchment and assumes the Chapter-IX route. Do not use this notice to bypass a Chapter-X permission requirement, worker-selection protections, compensation or other applicable duties.

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Selected retrenchment branch

Prescribed field / section	Completed fictional entry
Establishment / LIN / notice	Illustration Central Engineering Ltd (fictional), 14 Example Works, New Delhi 110001; [synthetic LIN]; notice 20 October 2026
Scope assumption	Factory with 200 workers, assumed outside Chapter X and within Chapter IX for this example
1 a. Retrenchment / number / effective date	Five (5) workers out of two hundred (200); proposed 20 November 2026
1 b. Closure	N/A; undertaking continues
2. Reasons	Hypothetical discontinuance of a product line following loss of its sole order; detailed genuine justification required
3. Worker notice / pay alternative	One month’s written notice given 20 October 2026; pay-in-lieu alternative N/A
4. Dues / compensation / insolvency	All lawful dues and compensation to be paid before/on notice expiry; insolvency alternative N/A
5. Selection / re-employment	Sections 71 and 72 compliance required; actual category seniority and re-employment controls recorded separately
6–7. Cases / truth / execution	No pending court case assumed; annexures and authority verified in a real filing; Kavita Shah; Unsigned fictional illustration; no seal, filing acknowledgement or authority act executed
Copies	Concerned Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) and registered unions/authorised worker representatives

Supporting records and reconciliation

Actual worker-count/applicability history, reasons, category seniority and selection, worker notices and service, Government intimation, compensation/dues computation and payment, representation authority.

Worked calculation: 20 October to 20 November = 31 days; Government-intimation and employee-notice requirements are separately recorded.

Official source and version

Official Ministry of Labour Gazette PDF, Form XIII, PDF pages 85–86

Industrial Relations Code 2020, actual relevant sections; Gazette Act 35 of 2020

Act 1 of 2026, section 2 substitutes section 104 repeal/authority continuity

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These are Central Rules. Use the actual appropriate government and authority. The 2026 amending Act substitutes section 104’s repeal/continuity provisions and continues existing Tribunals/statutory authorities until the Code authorities function: https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2026/270186.pdf. Enacted Code: https://egazette.gov.in/WriteReadData/2020/222118.pdf

Practical questions

Can I submit the sample as my own completed form?

No. Replace the fictional facts with accurate records, use the competent filing or record-keeping route described above and complete genuine signatures or certifications where required.

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