Supreme Court allows disciplinary penalty appeal when no local union exists, requiring consultation with inter-union body.

The Supreme Court quashed the lower court's dismissal of a worker's appeal against a disciplinary fine, remanding the case for a new decision. The worker argued the employer failed to consult his union representative because no local union existed at the workplace. The Court ruled that the absence of a local union does not exempt the employer from consulting the relevant inter-union organization representing the worker. Consequently, the employer must now verify if consultations with the inter-union body were properly conducted.