GIRJA SHANKAR KASHI RAM vs THE GUJARAT SPINNING & WEAVING CO. LTD.

The Supreme Court held that under Section 27A of the Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1947, when a Representative Union appears in proceedings, no other party, including individual employees, can represent themselves. The Court emphasized that the ban on representation by anyone other than the Representative Union is absolute, regardless of the bona fides of the representative. The appeal by the workmen was dismissed, affirming the lower courts' decisions that upheld the compromise agreement made by the Representative Union regarding the bonus dispute.