Breaking: Registered Trade Union Can File Insolvency Petition As Operational Creditor On Behalf Of Its Members: SC [Read Judgment]

Ashok Kini

30 April 2019 7:10 PM IST

  • Breaking: Registered Trade Union Can File Insolvency Petition As Operational Creditor On Behalf Of Its Members: SC [Read Judgment]

    "Looked at from any angle, there is no doubt that a registered trade union which is formed for the purpose of regulating the relations between workmen and their employer can maintain a petition as an operational creditor on behalf of its members."

    In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has held that a registered trade union can maintain a petition as an operational creditor on behalf of its members. The bench comprising Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman and Justice Vineet Saran allowed the appeal against the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) order which held that a trade union would not be an operational creditor as...

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