Ambuja Cements Limited v. Sher Singh
Case brief
What is this about?
The court held that the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, being a special legislation, prevails over the Advocates Act, 1961, so the bar under Section 36(3) of the ID Act remains. It also held that an unregistered trade union cannot represent a workman under Section 36(1) of the ID Act.
What did the court decide?
The application under Section 36(1) filed by the employer was allowed, holding that Mr. Ashok Trivedi was not entitled to represent the workman; the order allowing the application under Section 36(3)