Trade Union Objection to Advocate Appearance: Any Court Judgments Supporting Management?

Dear seniors, One of the trade unions objected to the panel advocate's appearance in ID cases at the labor court. Management officials can allow them to appear and conduct the case. The labor court also passed an order in favor of the trade union. My request is, if there are any Supreme Court or High Court judgments in favor of management, please help me.

Regards,
S Elango

The order of the Labour Court is correct in view of Sec. 36(4) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. According to this section, representation by a legal practitioner on behalf of any party to the dispute before a Labour Court or Tribunal is permissible subject to two conditions: the consent of the other party and permission of the forum. To the best of my knowledge, no judgment has been made so far in favor of the management.

Thank you.