Registration of Trade Union and cancellation thereof
Section 9 of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 deals with registration of Trade Union and cancellation thereof. The Registrar shall, on being satisfied that the Trade Union has complied with all the requirements of the provisions of this Chapter in regard to registration, register the Trade Union by entering in a register, to be maintained in such form as may be prescribed, the particulars relating to the Tra The Act was enacted on 28 Sep 2020.
(1) The Registrar shall, on being satisfied that the Trade Union has complied with all the requirements of the provisions of this Chapter in regard to registration, register the Trade Union by entering in a register, to be maintained in such form as may be prescribed, the particulars relating to the Trade Union contained in the statement accompanying the application for registration.
(2) Where the Registrar makes an order for registration of a Trade Union, he shall issue a certificate of registration to the applicant Trade Union, in such form as may be prescribed, which shall be the conclusive evidence that the Trade Union has been registered under this Code.
(3) If the Registrar has issued a certificate of registration to a Trade Union, he shall enter the name and other particulars of the Trade Union in a register maintained in this behalf in such form as may be prescribed.
(4) Every Trade Union registered under the Trade Unions Act, 1926 having valid registration immediately before the commencement of this Code shall be deemed to have been registered under this Code:
Provided that such Trade Union shall file with the Registrar a statement that the constitution of the executive of the Trade Union is in accordance with this Code along with the rules of the Trade Union updated in accordance with section 7, and the Registrar shall amend his records accordingly.
(5) The certificate of registration of a Trade Union may be withdrawn or cancelled by the Registrar,---
(i) on the application of the Trade Union verified in such manner as may be prescribed; or
(ii) on the information received by him regarding the contravention by the Trade Union of the provisions of this Code or the rules made thereunder or its constitution or rules; or
(iii) if he is satisfied that the members in a Trade Union falls below ten per cent. of total workers or one hundred workers, whichever is less:
Provided that not less than sixty days previous notice in writing specifying the grounds on which it is proposed to cancel the certificate of registration of a Trade Union shall be given by the Registrar to the Trade Union before the certificate of registration is cancelled otherwise than on the application of the Trade Union.
(6) A certificate of registration of a Trade Union shall be cancelled by the Registrar where a Tribunal has made an order for cancellation of registration of such Trade Union.
(7) While cancelling the certificate of registration of a Trade Union, the Registrar shall record the reasons for doing so and communicate the same in writing to the Trade Union concerned.
Section 9, The Industrial Relations Code, 2020 (Act 35 of 2020).
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Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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All Escorts Employees Union Thr Its Secretary vs The State of Haryana Department of Labour and Employment Thr. the Financial Commissioner and Secretary to Government Haryana
Decided under trade-unions-act-1926 6, which this section replaces. The court did not have this Act before it.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
The Registrar of Trade Unions is not a mere recording clerk: he may refuse to accept an amendment to a union's constitution which would extend membership to workers having no direct connection with the industry with which the union is concerned, because the statutory scheme requires a commonality of interest between the members and that industry, and the right under Article 19(1)(c) is subject to that requirement.
On this section: Decided under the registration scheme of the repealed Trade Unions Act, 1926, re-enacted in Section 9; it defines the scope of the Registrar's satisfaction that the union has complied with the requirements of the Chapter before it is entered on the register.
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Questions about Section 9
What have the courts held on Section 9 of the Industrial Relations Code?
All Escorts Employees Union Thr Its Secretary vs The State of Haryana Department of Labour and Employment Thr. the Financial Commissioner and Secretary to Government Haryana (14 Sep 2017) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below, though it was decided under TRADE-UNIONS-ACT-1926 6, which this section replaced -- the court never mentioned this Act: Decided under the registration scheme of the repealed Trade Unions Act, 1926, re-enacted in Section 9; it defines the scope of the Registrar's satisfaction that the union has complied with the requirements of the Chapter before it is entered on the register.
How do I find court cases under Section 9 of the Industrial Relations Code?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Industrial Relations Code 9, section 9 Industrial Relations Code, section 9 of the Industrial Relations Code. People searching for it also type section 9 of industrial relations code 2020. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with All Escorts Employees Union Thr Its Secretary vs The State of Haryana Department of Labour and Employment Thr. the Financial Commissioner and Secretary to Government Haryana (14 Sep 2017).
What should I read with Section 9 of the Industrial Relations Code, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 7 (Provisions to be contained in constitution or rules of Trade Union), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 4 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it.
When was Section 9 of the Industrial Relations Code enacted?
Section 9 of the Industrial Relations Code, cited as Industrial Relations Code 9, was enacted on 28 Sep 2020 as Act 35 of 2020. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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