SUPREME COURT OF INDIA – APPEARANCE OF THE ADVOCATES BEFORE THE LABOUR COURTS & INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES TRIBUNALS

Supreme Court of India Date of Judgement: 06.05.2011 The Hon’ble Supreme Court prima facie, are of the opinion that the provision of  the Industrial Disputes Act [Section 36 (4)] debarring the lawyers from appearing before the Labour Court/Industrial Tribunal is unconstitutional being violative  of  Articles 14   and 19(1)(g)   of   the   Constitution  of  India. This is  because industrial law has become...