SHRAMIK UTKARSHA SABHA vs RAYMOND WOOLEN MILLS .

The Supreme Court addressed whether a representative union under the Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946 (BIR Act) has exclusive rights to represent employees in complaints of unfair labor practices under the Maharashtra Recognition of Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act, 1971 (MRTU & PULP Act). The Court upheld the High Court's ruling that the representative union has the sole privilege to represent employees, dismissing the appellant's writ petition for lack of evidence supporting their claim of employee support. The decision reinforces the exclusive representation rights of recognized unions under the relevant statutes.