Whether retired employees can form a Trade Union?

Karur Vysya Bank Retirees Vs DCL (Madras High Court) Whether retired employees can form a Trade Union? Let us discuss the provisions of the Trade Unions Act 1926.  It is pertinent to note here that section 4 of the Act says any seven or more members of a trade union can apply for registration of a Trade Union by subscribing their names in the Trade Union Rules and by otherwise complying with the provisions of this Act with respect to registration, apply for registration of the Trade Union under the Act. Section 6 encompasses certain provisions mandatory for the Trade Union Rules. Here also t...