https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300974 A voluntary collective settlement signed by a union is binding on its members under Section 18(1) when the union is a party to it, and signed declarations of membership will be treated as presumptive proof absent contrary evidence. The settlement here was found free from duress, coercion, or false promises, so the workmen who signed and other union members were bound. A negotiated settlement reached by a large majority of workmen must be assessed as a whole for fairness, not compared item by item with a tribunal's adjudicatory award. On that basis, the settlement was treated as just and fair and as controlling the dispute. en-us Fri, 16 Oct 1981 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 05 Mar 2022 15:32:52 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300974 A voluntary collective settlement signed by a union is binding on its members under Section 18(1) when the union is a party to it, and signed declarations of membership will be treated as presumptive proof absent contrary evidence. The settlement here was found free from duress, coercion, or false promises, so the workmen who signed and other union members were bound. A negotiated settlement reached by a large majority of workmen must be assessed as a whole for fairness, not compared item by item with a tribunal's adjudicatory award. On that basis, the settlement was treated as just and fair and as controlling the dispute. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 16 Oct 1981 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=300974