Advocate Cannot Represent Workman if Management Representative Lacks Legal Training: Bombay HC

Indian Express (P) Ltd Vs Prashant Ambekar (Bombay High Court) Management Representative Without Legal Training Cannot Engage Advocate to Defend Workman Management representative not being legally trained mind cannot enable outsider advocate to defend workman Bombay High Court held that the management representative cannot be treated as legally trained mind for enabling an outsider practicing Advocate to defend Respondent-workman in the domestic enquiry. Accordingly, order of industrial court is liable to be set aside. Facts- Respondent No.1 has filed a Complaint of unfair labour practice in I...