{"id":368742,"date":"2025-12-04T15:30:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=368742"},"modified":"2025-12-09T09:38:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T04:08:20","slug":"denying-advocate-to-legally-untrained-person-causes-miscarriage-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/04\/denying-advocate-to-legally-untrained-person-causes-miscarriage-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Refusal must be reasoned\/justified&#8217;; Bombay HC sets aside Labour Court&#8217;s order refusing advocate representation to a legally untrained person"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Bombay High Court:<\/span> While deciding a revision application filed by a small laundry employer against the Labour Court&#8217;s order refusing permission to appoint an advocate, a Single Judge Bench of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Milind N. Jadhav<\/span>, J., held that such refusal was mechanical and unsustainable. The Court emphasised that under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001532594\" target=\"_blank\">36(4)<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002756734\" target=\"_blank\">Industrial Disputes Act, 1947<\/a> (&#8216;ID Act&#8217;), representation through an advocate requires both consent of the opposite party and leave of the Court. The Court stated that expecting a small-time laundry proprietor, not legally trained, to conduct cross-examination against union representatives was absurd and would perpetuate inequality. Thus, denying him this right would cause prejudice and result in miscarriage of justice. Accordingly, the impugned order was quashed, and the employer was permitted to be represented by an advocate of choice.<\/p>\n<h3>Background:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The case arose from the employment of a temporary worker in a small laundry establishment with 4&#8212;5 employees. The worker abruptly left the job without giving prior intimation or notice. After leaving, the worker approached the Labour Commissioner by filing an application seeking reinstatement, continuity in service, and back wages. The employer appeared and filed a reply, but since the worker did not pursue the matter, the Labour Commissioner closed the proceedings.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Later, the employer received summons from the 7th Labour Court, Bandra, and in those proceedings, the worker filed an application under Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001532594\" target=\"_blank\">36<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002756734\" target=\"_blank\">ID Act<\/a>, asking that the employer should not be allowed to be represented by an Advocate. The employer submitted a written statement prepared by an Advocate but filed through his representative. When the worker filed evidence along with documents, the Labour Court directed the employer to begin cross-examination.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">As the employer was not legally trained and found it difficult to conduct cross-examination and trial proceedings, he filed an application seeking permission to appoint an Advocate to represent him. On 01-12-2023, the Labour Court rejected this application, which led to the filing of the application before this Court.<\/p>\n<h3>Analysis and Decision:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court observed that the controversy revolved around the interpretation of Sections <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001532594\" target=\"_blank\">36(3)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001532594\" target=\"_blank\">36(4)<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002756734\" target=\"_blank\">ID Act<\/a>. It was noted that while Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001532594\" target=\"_blank\">36(3)<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002756734\" target=\"_blank\">ID Act<\/a> imposes a complete embargo on representation through Advocates\/Legal practitioners before the Conciliation Officer and the Labour Court\/Tribunals, Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001532594\" target=\"_blank\">36(4)<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002756734\" target=\"_blank\">ID Act<\/a> permits representation before Labour Courts and Tribunals with both the consent of the opposite party and the leave of the Court. The Court emphasised that refusal of representation cannot be mechanical or solely based on objection but must be reasoned and justified.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court highlighted that the Labour Court failed to exercise its jurisdiction in the spirit of Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001532594\" target=\"_blank\">36(4)<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002756734\" target=\"_blank\">ID Act<\/a>, as its refusal was mechanical and did not consider whether denial of representation would cause prejudice or affect fairness. The Court observed that the right to defend one&#8217;s case effectively forms an integral part of the right to fair procedure under Articles <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001574870\" target=\"_blank\">14<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001574949\" target=\"_blank\">21<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002726967\" target=\"_blank\">Constitution<\/a>. The Court stated that expecting a small-time laundry proprietor, not legally trained, to conduct cross-examination against union representatives was absurd and would perpetuate inequality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The Court further emphasised that &#8220;leave of the Court&#8221; must be interpreted in a broad and purposive manner to advance fairness and equality. It was observed that when a party demonstrates genuine inability to represent itself and seeks professional assistance without mala fides, the Labour Court ought to grant such leave unless strong reasons exist to the contrary. The Court highlighted that denial of representation in the present case did not advance the object of Section <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0001532594\" target=\"_blank\">36<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink.aspx?q=JTXT-0002756734\" target=\"_blank\">ID Act<\/a> but instead resulted in miscarriage of justice.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Accordingly, the impugned order was quashed, and the employer was permitted to be represented by an advocate of choice for conducting cross-examination, leading evidence, and advancing submissions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">[<span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #632423;\">Bella Vista Drycleaners v. Vishwanath Kanojia, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.scconline.com\/DocumentLink\/Da9J48YM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2025 SCC OnLine Bom 4831<\/a>, decided on 02-12-2025<\/span>]<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Advocates who appeared in this case:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">For the Applicant:<\/span> Sunil Rajaram More, Advocate<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Legal Aid Department:<\/span> Shailesh S. Pathak, Appointed Advocate<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: #000080;\">Buy Constitution of India &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebcwebstore.com\/product\/the-constitution-of-india-coat-pocket-edition?products_id=100647\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebcwebstore.com\/product\/the-constitution-of-india-coat-pocket-edition?products_id=100647\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/ebcwebstore\/images\/the-constitution-of-india-coat-pocket-edition-Gopal-Sankaranarayanan-ebc-front-cover.JPG\" alt=\"Constitution of India\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-294438\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">&#8220;When a party demonstrates genuine inability to represent itself and seeks professional assistance without mala fides, the Labour Court ought to grant such leave unless strong reasons exist to the contrary.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":67537,"featured_media":368748,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10],"tags":[7292,13681,8561,2569,94103,94102,72092,42445,2805,2729,94101,92719],"class_list":["post-368742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casebriefs","category-highcourts","tag-article-14","tag-article-21","tag-back-wages","tag-Bombay_High_Court","tag-cross-examination-rights","tag-employer-legal-representation","tag-justice-milind-n-jadhav","tag-labour-code","tag-natural_justice","tag-Reinstatement","tag-representation-by-advocate","tag-section-36-industrial-disputes-act"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.4 (Yoast SEO v26.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Denying advocate to legally untrained person causes miscarriage of justice: Bom HC|SCC Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bombay High Court sets aside Labour Court&#039;s order denying advocate to legally untrained person holding that the said denial causes miscarriage of justice.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/12\/04\/denying-advocate-to-legally-untrained-person-causes-miscarriage-justice\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"&#039;Refusal must be reasoned\/justified&#039;; 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