BHARAT PETROLEUM CORPORATION LTD. vs MAHARASHTRA GENL.KAMGAR UNION & ORS.

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of employee representation in disciplinary proceedings under the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946. It held that the representation of an employee during departmental proceedings must comply with the certified Standing Orders, which did not permit representation by a non-employee union member. The Court set aside the Bombay High Court's interim order allowing such representation, affirming the Appellate Authority's decision on the Standing Orders as final under Section 5 of the Act.