Labour Law

Trade Unions

— Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971 (1 of 1972) — Ss. 12 and 11 — Application for recognition — Relief of fixation of deemed date of filing of, for determination of fulfilment of the requirement of having membership of the statutory percentage of total number of employees — Two applications filed by two different unions long ago in different years (18 years and 3 years ago respectively in this case) pending before Labour Court — In such circumstances, in order to avoid confusion in the matter, especially the enquiry under S. 12(2) read with S. 11(1), both the applications directed to be treated as filed on the first day of the current year, (2006) 7 SCC 658