“Industry” as a legal word
Industry word has been described in sec 2(j) of the Industrial Dispute Act 1947 as-
‘Industry’ as any business, trade, undertaking, manufacturing, or calling of employers and includes any calling, services, employment, handicraft or industrial occupation or avocation of workmen.
Landmark cases that described the term industry
Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board v. R. Rajappa, Supreme Court of India has explained the word Industry as the apex court has delivered some standard under which the industry term will be
donated to the working atmosphere or to the working people under the surrounding.
Supreme Court announced a triple test and the industry will come under the word if it will follow the same three conditions.
- Any activity should be Systematic and Organised
- There should be cooperation between employers and employee
- For the production and distribution of goods and services whether the capital has been invested for the same activity
Including the above case, many other cases have been laid down like State of Bombay v. Hospital Majdoor Sabha in which many important facts come into the light for the business world. There is not any boundary under which we list the number of cases in which Courts have given a Judgement regarding the facts of the industry.
Hence as per the social aspect, any working place which holds a relation between the Employers and employees comes under the word “Industry”
