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of workers. A trade union can be of two types - registered under the Trade Union Act or unregistered. Although an unregistered trade union is not illegal, a registered trade union enjoys many privileges, such as immunities, protections and exclusive rights.
The certification of registration was acquired by fraudulent means or by mistake. If the trade union does not exist anymore. There is an intentional violation of rules or provisions provided by the Trade Union Act. If a rule, which is against the provisions of the Act, is still in force.
A notice of a minimum of 2 months, citing the reason for the cancellation, shall be given by the Registrar to a trade union before actually withdrawing or cancelling the registration. However, if a person is not satisfied with the decision of the Registrar, he shall appeal to the High Court within a period of 60 days. This is applicable only in case the head office of the trade union is located within the boundaries of a presidency area, otherwise the appeal shall be made before a local Civil Court. The Court may decide to discard the appeal or order the Registrar to register the union or reserve the order of withdrawal of registration. If the appellant is not convinced with the Civil Courts order, he may appeal to the High Court.