Q. DEFINE TRADE UNION AND RIGHTS AND LIABILITIES.
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SECTION 2(h) "trade un!n" ean# an$ %!&nat!n' hether te!rar$ !r eranent' *!red rar+$ *!r the ur!#e !* re,u+atn, the re+at!n# &eteen !r-en and e+!$er# !r &eteen !r-en and !r-en' !r &eteen e+!$er# and e+!$er#' !r *!r !#n, re#tr%te %!ndt!n# !n the %!ndu%t !* an$ trade !r &u#ne##' and n%+ude# an$ *ederat!n !* t! !r !re trade un!n#/
0RO1IDED that th# A%t #ha++ n!t ae%t3 () an$ a,reeent &eteen artner# a# t! ther !n &u#ne##4 () an$ a,reeent &eteen an e+!$er and th!#e e+!$ed &$ h a# t! #u%h e+!$ent4 !r () an$ a,reeent n %!n#derat!n !* the #a+e !* the ,!!d++ !* a &u#ne## !r !* n#tru%t!n n an$ r!*e##!n' trade !r hand%ra*t
LIABILITIES OF TRADE UNION The A%t !#e# dute# and +a&+te# !n re,#tered trade trade un!n#. The$ are/
a. CHAN CHANGE GE OF RE REGI GIST STER ERED ED OF OFFI FICE CE:: •
I* the addre## # %han,ed' n!t%e n rtn, u#t &e ,en t! the Re,#trar thn *!urteen da$# !* the %han,e. The %han,e #ha++ &e re%!rded n the Re,#ter Re,#ter..
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An$ re,#tered trade un!n a$ %han,e t# nae th the %!n#ent !* n!t +e## than t! thrd !* the t!ta+ nu&er !* t# e&er# and #u&5e%t t! the r!#!n# !* #e%t!n 26.
c) DISBURSEMENT OF THE TRADE UNION’S FUNDS: •
The re,#tered un!n antan# t! t$e# !* *und#/
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Liabiitie! o" a #e$i!te#e% T#a%e Union A Trade Trade Un!n %ann!t #end the *und# !n an$th n, the !7%e &earer# ant. It %an #end *und# !n+$ !n the a%tte# #e%8ed n Se%t!n 96. The#e n%+ude/ #a+are# !* the !7%e &earer#. e:en#e# re;ured *!r the adn#trat!n !* the trade un!n %!en#at!n t! !r-er# due t! +!## ar#e !* an$ trade d#ute. e+*are a%tte# !* the !r-er# n%+udn, h!u#n,' %+!thn,' !r an$ #u%h a%tt$. &ene8t# t! the !r-er# !r ther deendent# n the %a#e !* une+!$ent' d#a&+t$' !r death. u&+#hn, atera+ *!r * !r %reatn, aarene## n the !r-er#. +e,a+ e:en#e# re;ured *!r de*endn, !r &rn,n, a #ut. edu%at!n !* !r-er# !r ther deendent#. e:en#e# *!r ed%a+ treatent !* !r-er#. ta-n, n#uran%e !+%e# *!r !r-er#.
d) DIS&UALIFICATION OF OFFICE BEARER OF TRADE UNION: •
A er#!n #ha++ &e d#;ua+8ed *!r &en, %h!#en a# !r &en, a e&er !r an e:e%ute !r an !7%e &earer !* a trade un!n under the *!++!n, %r%u#tan%e#/
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I* he ha# n!t attaned the a,e !* 9< $ear#.
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I* he ha# &een %!n%ted &$ a C!urt n Inda t! an$ !en%e n!+n, !ra+ turtude and #enten%ed t! r#!nent &$ a C!urt n Inda' un+e## a er!d !* 6 $ear# ha# &een e+a#ed #n%e h# re+ea#e. •
H!eer' an$ er#!n #ha++ n!t &e d#;ua+8ed a# an !7%e &earer * the
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D#; D#;ua ua+ +8% 8%at at! !n n # # !n+ !n+$ $ *!r *!r a te te! !ra rar$ r$ ur ur!# !#e. e.
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RECOGNITION OF TRADE UNIONS: Th!u,h the Indan Trade Trade Un!n A%t 9>2? a# a# aended n the $ear 9>@ t! n%+ude #e%t!n 2<3C t! #e%t!n 2<3I' n%!r!ratn, the r!#!n# re+atn, t! re%!,nt!n !* a trade un!n' the#e r!#!n# hae n!t %!e nt! !erat!n t++ date. ar! Ra!#! # H Bhandar-ar and !ther# 9>>@ 3 O7%e &earer# !* a trade un!n ne#ted the !ne$ *r! ,enera+ *und nt! #hare# !* UTI. Th# a# he+d na+d &e%au#e t # a #e%u+ate ne#tent. A trade un!n %ann!t *!r%e e&er# t! #u&#%r&e t! !+t%a+ *und under #e%t!n 9?. Under #e%t!n 2 a trade un!n u#t a-e aa+a&+e a++ t# re%!rd &!!-# !* a%%!unt# and +#t !* e&er#h *!r n#e%t!n u!n re;ue#t !* an$ e&er !r h# rere#entate. Se%t!n 29 a++!# n!r# !re than 96 $r# !* a,e t! &e e&er# !* a trade un!n. H!eer' #u%h n!r# %ann!t h!+d !7%e. Under #e%t!n 293A' a trade un!n %ann!t a!nt a er#!n h! ha# &een %!n%ted !* a %re n!+n, !ra+ turtude and ha# &een r#!ned *!r ? !nth# !r !re thn +a#t 6 $ear#. A# er #e%t!n 22' at +ea#t ha+* !* the !7%e &earer# !* a trade un!n !* !r-er# !r-er# !* un!r,aned #e%t!r u#t &e en,a,ed !r e+!$ed n an ndu#tr$ t! h%h the trade un!n # %!nne%ted. A+#!' h+e a un!n ha# a r,ht t! re!e an$ !7%e &earer' th# !er u#t &e u#ed 5ud%!u#+$ and ru+e# !* natura+ 5u#t%e u#t &e *!++!ed. Under #e%t!n 2<' a ,enera+ #tateent' audted n a re#%r&ed anner' !* a++ n%!e and e:en#e# u#t &e #ent t! the re,#trar eer$ $ear. Ri$(t! an% #i*ie$e! o" a #e$i!te#e% T#a%e T#a%e Union A# er #e%t!n 9' u!n re,#trat!n' a trade un!n &e%!e# a +e,a+ entt$ and a# a %!n#e;uen%e' t ,et# eretua+ #u%%e##!n and a %!r!rate #ea+' t %an a%;ure and h!+d !a&+e and !a&+e r!ert$' %!ntra%t thr!u,h a,ent#' and %an #ue and ,et #ued.
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Under #e%t!n 96 a re,#tered trade un!n ha# a r,ht t! e#ta&+#h a ,enera+ *und. Under #e%t!n 9?' a re,#tered trade un!n ha# a r,ht t! e#ta&+#h a !+t%a+ *und. Su&#%rt!n t! th# *und # n!t ne%e##ar$ *!r a e&er. Under #e%t!n 9' 9<' and 9> a re,#tered trade un!n ,et# unt$ n %ertan %rna+' %+' and %!ntra%tua+ r!%eedn,#. Iunt$ *r! 0un#hent *!r Crna+ C!n#ra%$ Se%. 9/ N! !7%e &earer !r e&er !* a re,#tered Trade Un!n ++ n!t &e un#hed under the Se% .92B un#hent !* %rna+ %!n#ra%$ !* the Indan 0ena+ C!de (C!n#ra%$ %a#e# are de8ned a# %a#e# n h%h t! !r !re er#!n# a,ree t! %!t a %re !r t! %!t an ++e,a+ a%t.) re,ardn, the atter# !* the #endn, the ,enera+ *und# *!r r!er ur!#e. Iunt$ *r! %+ #ut t! %ertan %a#e# Se% 9</ N! #ut !r !ther +e,a+ r!%eedn, #ha++ &e antana&+e n an$ C+ C!urt a,an#t an$ re,#tered Trade Trade Un!n n n the *!++!n, a%tte# and %r%u#tan%e#. De+a$ n the atter# re+atn, t! the e&er !* the Trade Trade Un!n re,ardn, the trade d#ute# +-e %!ntra%t !* e+!$ent' (# an a,reeent &eteen an e+!$er and an e+!$ee h%h #et# !ut ther e+!$ent r,ht#' re#!n#&+te# and dute#.) Un!n !r t# e&er# #h!n, ntere#t !r nter*ern, n atter# !* the trade !r &u#ne##. Trade Trade Un!n !r t# e&er# #h!n, ntere#t !r nter*ern, nter*ern, n atter# !* the e+!$ent !* the er#!n#. Trade Trade Un!n !r t# e&er# #h!n, ntere#t !r nter*ern, nter*ern, n atter# !* the re!a+ !* +a&!ur +a&! ur.. Trade Trade Un!n !r t# e&er# #h!n, ntere#t !r nter*ern, nter*ern, n atter# !* %!en#atn, !r reuneratn, the e+!$ee#. Re,#tered Re,#tered Trade Trade Un!n #ha++ # ha++ n!t &e +a&+e n an$ #ut !r !ther +e,a+ r!%eedn, n an$ C+ C!urt *!r the t!rt!u# a%t (r!n,*u+ a%t) %!tted &$ the a,ent !* the Trade Trade Un!n. Re,#tered Re,#tered Trade Trade Un!n # # n!t +a&+e + a&+e *!r the %ar!u# +a&+t$ (* a,ent %!t# #ta-e ntent!na++$ th!ut the
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-n!+ed,e !* the Trade Un!n' a,ent # # +a&+e &ut &u t n!t the Trade Trade Un!n) Under #e%t!n 2@' trade un!n# hae the r,ht t! aa+,aate. Under #e%t!n 2<3F' the e:e%ute !* a re,#tered trade un!n ha# a r,ht t! ne,!tate th the e+!$er the atter# !* e+!$ent !r n!n3e+!$ent !r the ter# !* e+!$ent !r the %!ndt!n !* +a&!r !* a++ !r an$ !* the e&er# !* the trade un!n and the e+!$er #ha++ re%ee and #end re+e# t! +etter# and ,rant ntere# t! #u%h &!d$ re,ardn, #u%h atter#. It *urther r!de# that the e:e%ute # entt+ed t! !#t n!t%e# !* the trade un!n eant *!r t# e&er# at an$ re#e# here the$ are e+!$ed and that the e+!$er #ha++ r!de rea#!na&+e *a%+te# *!r that.
I++,nitie! a*aiabe to a #e$i!te#e% T#a%e T#a%e Union A re,#tered trade un!n u#t *!++! the r!#!n# !* the Trade Trade Un!n# A%t 9>2?. In art%u+ar' art%u+ar' the *!++!n, are #!e re#tr%t!n# n a re,#tered trade un!n/ Se%t!n 9 %!n*er# unt$ *r! +a&+t$ n the %a#e !* %rna+ %!n#ra%$ under #e%t!n 923B !* I0C' %!tted &$ an !7%e &earer !r a e&er. e&er. H!eer' th# unt$ # arta+ n the #en#e that t # aa+a&+e !n+$ th re#e%t t! the +e,a+ a,reeent# %reated &$ the e&er# *!r the *urtheran%e !* a+d !&5e%t# !* a trade un!n a# de#%r&ed n #e%t!n 96 !* the a%t. The unt$ %ann!t &e %+aed *!r an a%t that # an !en%e. Re,#tered Trade Trade Un!n# hae %ertan r,ht# r ,ht# t! d! n *urtheran%e !* ther trade d#ute# #u%h a# %a++n, *!r #tr-e' er#uadn, e&er#. In the %a#e !* Je#t Inda Stee+ C!an$ Ltd. # Aee 9>> Kera+a' Kera+a' a trade un!n +eader !&#tru%ted !r- n#de n# de the *a%t!r$ *!r 6 hr# h+e r!te#tn, a,an#t the deutat!n !* a !r-an t! !r- an!ther #e%t!n. It a# he+d that h+e n a *a%t!r$' the !r-er u#t #u&t t! the n#tru%t!n# ,en &$ h# #uer!r#. A trade un!n +eader ha# n! unt$ a,an#t d#!&e$n, the !rder#.
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A trade un!n +eader !r an$ !r-er d!e# n!t hae an$ r,ht &$ +a t! #hare ana,era+ re#!n#&+te#. A trade un!n %an e#!u#e the %au#e !* !r-er# thr!u,h +e,a+ a$# &ut !7%a+# !* a trade un!n %ann!t dre%t !ther !r-er# nddua++$ !r n ,enera+ a&!ut h! t! d! ther !r-. The$ d! n!t hae the r,ht t! a#- a !r-er !r-er t! #t! h# !r- !r !ther#e !&#tru%t the !r- !* the e#ta&+#hent. An e+!$er a$ dea+ th a er#!n %au#n, !&#tru%t!n n !r- ee%te+$. Se%t!n 9< %!n*er# unt$ *r! %+ r!%eedn,# n %ertan %a#e# t! a trade un!n !r t# !7%e &ear# !r e&er#. In ,enera+' a er#!n # +a&+e n t!rt# *!r ndu%n, an!ther er#!n t! &rea%h h# %!ntra%t !* e+!$ent !r *!r nter*ern, th the trade !r &u#ne## !* an!ther. an!ther. H!eer' a trade un!n' t# !7%er#' and t# e&er# are une *r! th# +a&+t$ r!ded that #u%h an ndu%eent # n %!nte+at!n !r *urtheran%e !* a trade d#ute. Further' the ndu%eent #h!u+d &e +a*u+. There # n! unt$ a,an#t !+en%e' threat#' !r an$ !ther ++e,a+ ean#. In the %a#e !* 0 u-undan and !ther# # !han Kand$ 0athran 9>>2 Kera+a' Kera+a' t a# he+d that #tr-e er #e # n!t an a%t!na&+e r!n,. Further' t a# he+d that the trade un!n' t# !7%er#' and t# e&er# are une a,an#t +e,a+ r!%eedn,# +n-ed th the #tr-e !* !r-en &$ the r!#!n# !* #e%t!n 9<. In the +eadn, %a#e !* R!hta# Indu#tre# Sta Un!n # State !* Bhar AIR 9>?' t a# he+d that e+!$er# d! n!t hae the r,ht t! %+a daa,e# a,an#t the e+!$ee art%atn, n an ++e,a+ #tr-e and there&$ %au#n, +!## !* r!du%t!n and &u#ne##. In the %a#e !* S#!n Gr!u G r!u C!ane# J!r-er# J!r-er# Sta Un!n # A%! Battere# Ltd 9>>2 Karn.' t a# he+d that h$#%a+ !&#tru%t!n !* !eent !* ana,eent !7%a+#' %!ntra%t!r#' ,!!d#' !r eh%+e# %arr$n, ra atera+#' # n!t a trade un!n r,ht !r a *undaenta+ r,ht under art 9>. Iunt$ under #e%t!n 9< %ann!t &e %+aed *!r #u%h a%tte#. R,ht t! %-et # a er$ ntan,&+e r,ht and t e:tend# !n+$ u t! the r,ht !* *ree !eent !* !ther#. The
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eth!d# !* er#ua#!n are +ted t! !ra+ and #ua+ and d! n!t n%+ude h$#%a+ !&#tru%t!n !* eh%+e# !r er#!n#. Se%t!n 9> En*!r%ea&+t$ !* a,reeent# 3 In Inda' an a,reeent n re#trant !* trade # !d a# er #e%t!n 26 !* Indan C!ntra%t A%t. H!eer' #u%h an a,reeent &eteen trade un!n e&er# # nether !d n!r !da&+e. It # !rtant t! n!te that th# r,ht # aa+a&+e !n+$ t! re,#tered trade un!n#. An unre,#tered u nre,#tered trade un!n u#t *!++! the rn%+e# !* ,enera+ %!ntra%t +a. +a.
