SANTURAM KHUDAI vs KIMATRAI PRINTERS & PROCESSORS (P) Ltd. & ORS.

The Supreme Court held that under Section 80 read with Section 27A of the Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946, individual employees have the right to appear in proceedings even when a representative union is involved. The Court clarified that the Labour Court's rejection of an application by employees to be impleaded in a case concerning an illegal strike was erroneous. The Court ultimately ruled that the strike was illegal, affirming the Labour Court's declaration but emphasizing the rights of individual employees to participate in such proceedings.