SC ruling on trade union disputes

NEW DELHI, DEC. 4. In a major ruling favouring trade unions, the Supreme Court has held that a person, who has applied to become a member of a union, cannot raise a dispute against it before the registrar of trade unions prior to a decision on his application.

The ruling came in a judgment by a Division Bench, comprising Mr.Justice S. Rajendra Babu and Mr. Justice S. N. Variava, which said that a dispute could only be raised before the registrar of trade unions by a person who is a member of that union for at least six months. This judgment set aside a previous Mumbai High Court ruling that even a person, who has applied for becoming a member, can raise a dispute under section 28 (1a) of the Trade Unions Act.

- PTI

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