1An unregistered trade union by name "Lissie Asupathri Thozhilali Union. represented by its Secretary one K.L. Paul and six others who claimed to be members of the said union being aggrieved by the order passed by the Registering Authority under the Trade Unions Act (The Deputy Registrar of Trade Union. Office of the Labour Commissioner, Trivandrum) preferred an appeal under S.11(1)(b) of the Trade Unions Act before the Statutory Appellate Authority, the District Judge, Ernakulam. The appeal was unsuccessful and hence the present revision under S.115 of the C.P.C.

2Registering Authority had the application enquired into by the Assistant Labour Officer or Ernakulam 1st Circle area in which the employer hospital and the applicant trade union are situated. It was reported by the Assistant Labour Officer that none of the applicants were employees of the Lissie Medical Institutions at Ernakulam. Accordingly a show cause notice was issued to the Secretary of the so - called union and the other applicants as to why the application should not be rejected. Though the Joint Secretary of the union submitted an explanation, he has not able to produce any evidence in proof of the claim that

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