45. Powers of the Court and Director General in relation to disputes.
Notwithstanding anything contained in the Arbitration Act, 1952 or in any other written law, a Sessions Court and the Director General or any arbitrator or umpire to whom a dispute is referred under the rules of a registered trade union shall not be compelled to state a special case on any question of law arising in the case, but the Court or Director General may, at the request of either party, state a case for the opinion of the High Court on any question of law, and may also grant to either party such discovery as to documents and otherwise, or such inspection of documents as might be granted by any court, and the discovery shall be made on behalf of the union by such officer thereof as the Sessions Court or the Director General may determine.
