https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168755 Section 36 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 permits representation before Industrial Tribunals only within its statutory limits. A legal practitioner cannot appear as a lawyer merely on the basis of a power of attorney, because representation by counsel before a Labour Court, Tribunal or National Tribunal requires the other parties' consent and the forum's leave. The provision is supplemental rather than exhaustive, so companies and corporations may still act through lawful human agents such as directors or authorised officers, but a retained legal consultant does not become an officer of the company by holding a power of attorney. The special regime of the Act prevails over the general right of audience under the Advocates Act, 1961. en-us Thu, 09 Sep 1976 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 25 Mar 2015 15:14:23 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168755 Section 36 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 permits representation before Industrial Tribunals only within its statutory limits. A legal practitioner cannot appear as a lawyer merely on the basis of a power of attorney, because representation by counsel before a Labour Court, Tribunal or National Tribunal requires the other parties' consent and the forum's leave. The provision is supplemental rather than exhaustive, so companies and corporations may still act through lawful human agents such as directors or authorised officers, but a retained legal consultant does not become an officer of the company by holding a power of attorney. The special regime of the Act prevails over the general right of audience under the Advocates Act, 1961. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 09 Sep 1976 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=168755