Rule 24 — Application for recovery of dues

24. Application for recovery of dues.–– (1) Where any money is due from an employer to a worker or a group of
workers under a settlement or an award or under the provisions of Chapter IX or Chapter X of the Code, the worker or
the group of workers, as the case may be, may apply in Form -VII for the recovery of such money due:

         Provided that in the case of a person authorised in writing by the worker, or in the case of the death of the
worker, the assignee or heir of the deceased worker shall make the application in Form VIII.

(2) Where any worker or a group of workers is entitled to receive from the employer any money or any benefit which
is capable of being computed in terms of money, the worker or the group of workers, as the case may be, may apply to
the Tribunal having jurisdiction in Form IX for the determination of the amount due or, as the case may be, the amount
at which such benefit should be computed and such Tribunal shall decide the application within a period not exceeding
three months from the date on which the application is filed:

       Provided that in the case of the death of a worker referred to in this sub-rule, the application shall be made in
Form X by the assignee or heir of the deceased worker.

                                                    CHAPTER VIII

                                             STRIKES AND LOCK-OUTS