Can the workers who are the Office bearers of a Trade Union continue in their respective posts of the Union even after their dismissal?

Dear sirs
We have dismissed four workers from the service as they committed major misconduct. These four workers are Office bearers of a Trade Union holding the posts of Jt. Secretary, Organising Secretary, and Working President. Can these terminated workers continue in their posts in the Union even after their dismissal from the Company?
Thanks & Regards

Dear Khaleel,

I invite your kind attention to section 22 of the existing Trade Unions Act,1926 which is still in force and section 23 of the Code on Industrial Relations, 2020 which is going to replace the former on its notification for enforcement. Both these sections deal with the proportion of the number of outsiders being the office bearers of a trade union. As per the explanations provided under both the sections, a retired or retrenched employee shall not be construed as an outsider for the purpose of holding an office in a trade union.

For argument's sake, if it is held that a dismissed worker cannot bear the status of a retired or retrenched employee, subject to the condition of such persons' number remaining within the proportion mentioned in the respective sections, they have to be treated as outsiders only.

Therefore, in my opinion, any dismissed workman can be an office bearer of a trade union functioning in his erstwhile employer's industry subject to the proportionality of the outsider representation mentioned in the above laws as applicable.