🏛️ The Industry Definition That Changed Everything

🌟 Imagine this: A government hospital fires a nurse. A private factory lays off workers. Why do both cases end up following the same labor laws? The answer lies in understanding what legally qualifies as an 'industry' - and it's far more surprising than you think!

💡 What You'll Discover:

• 🔍 Why the simple combination of capital and labor creates such complex legal battles
• ⚖️ How one Supreme Court decision expanded worker protections to millions
• 🎯 The hidden tension between profit-seekers and wage-earners that drives all labor disputes

🚀 Real Cases Discussed:

• 💎 D.N. Banerjee vs. P.R. Mukherjee - The revolutionary case that redefined industry beyond profit motive
• ⭐ Dimakuchi Tea Estate vs. State - When collective disputes became individual rights

⚡ The Game-Changing Moment:

🎯 Learn how the Supreme Court's 'functional test' approach transformed labor law forever. Instead of asking 'who owns it?', courts now ask 'what kind of work happens here?' - opening legal protections to government services, hospitals, and utilities.

🎙️ By the end of this episode, you'll understand why defining 'industry' is the gateway to worker rights - and why Justice Krishna Iyer called for clearer laws to end decades of legal confusion!