Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
MRTU & PULP Act | Statutory Settlement Clauses Binding on All Employees Regardless of Union Membership Strength: Bombay HC
Bombay HC rules that a recognised union’s right to deduct 5% of wage arrears as union fund under a statutory settlement is enforceable across the entire workforce, even if only 36% of employees are members. The court holds that non-financial clauses in settlements under the MRTU & PULP Act cannot be vetoed by the State without explicit statutory authority, reinforcing industrial jurisprudence on collective bargaining.