Labour Law

When Hospitals Become Industries? โš–๏ธ


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๐Ÿ›๏ธ The Industry Definition That Changed Everything

๐ŸŒŸ What do a hospital, a water supply board, and a factory have in common? According to Indian law, they might all be 'industries' - but the journey to this understanding wasn't simple at all!

๐Ÿ’ก What You'll Discover:

  • ๐Ÿ” Why the simple definition of 'industry' in the Industrial Disputes Act 1947 created decades of confusion
  • โš–๏ธ How the famous 'Triple Test' revolutionized worker protection across India
  • ๐ŸŽฏ Why cooperation between employers and employees became the key legal factor

๐Ÿš€ Real Cases Discussed:

  • ๐Ÿ’Ž D.N. Banerjee vs. P.R. Mukherjee - When municipal services first became 'industries'
  • โญ State of Bombay vs. Hospital Mazdoor Sabha - The hospital case that broke new ground
  • ๐ŸŒŸ Delhi University vs. Ramnath - Why universities initially escaped industry classification
  • โšก Bangalore Water Supply & Sewerage Board vs. A. Rajappa - The historic 7-judge Supreme Court bench that created the Triple Test

๐ŸŽฏ The Game-Changing Triple Test:

  • ๐Ÿ“‹ Systematic organized activity
  • ๐Ÿค Organized cooperation between employers and employees
  • ๐ŸŽฏ Purpose of fulfilling human needs through goods or services

๐ŸŽ™๏ธ This episode reveals how a seemingly simple legal definition expanded worker protections far beyond traditional factories - and why this matters for every employee in India today!

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Labour LawBy sharad Bansal