law: Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service) and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1955
  10.Recommendation by Board. -
  (l)The Board shall, by notice published in
  
  such manner as it thinks fit, call upon newspaper establishments and working
  
  journalists and other persons interested in the fixation or revision of rates of
  
  wages of working journalists to make such representations as they may think fit
  
  as respects the rates of wages which may be fixed or revised under this Act in
  
  respect of working journalists.
  (2)Every such representation shall be in
  
  writing and shall be made within such period as the Board may specify in the
  
  notice and shall state the rates of wages which, in the opinion of the person
  
  making the representation, would be reasonable, having regard to the capacity
  
  of the employer to pay the same or to any other circumstance, whichever may
  
  seem relevant to the person making the representation in relation to his
  
  representation.
  (3)The Board shall take into account the
  
  representation aforesaid, if any, and after examining the materials placed
  
  before it make such recommendations as it thinks fit to the Central Government
  
  for the fixation or revision of rates of wages in respect of working
  
  journalists; and any such recommendation may specify, whether prospectively or
  
  retrospectively, the date from which the rates of wages should take effect.
  (4)In making any recommendations to the
  
  Central Government the Board shall have regard to the cost of living, the
  
  prevalent rates of wages for comparable employment, the circumstances relating
  
  to the newspaper industry in different regions of the country and to any other
  
  circumstances which to the Board may seem relevant.
  1[Explanation.-For the removal of
  
  doubts it is hereby declared that section shall prevent the Board from making
  
  nothing in this sub recommendations for fixation or revision of rates of wages
  
  on all-India basis.]