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Precedential value: Cases cited in Bangalore Water Supply

Our explainer distils the key issue and conclusions in nine prominent Supreme Court precedents

Sudhiksha Innanje

26th Mar 2026

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Industrial Limitations

A nine-judge Bench must decide whether the broad definition of "industry" still holds—and if an unnotified amendment can guide that answer

Debjani M

23rd Mar 2026

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What is the ‘definition of industry’ case about?

In a case that could reshape the country’s labour jurisprudence, a nine-judge Bench will hear arguments on the scope of the term “industry”

Shalom Gauri

16th Mar 2026

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Nine-judge Summer

The much-awaited listing of the two nine-judge cases in the Supreme Court comes with a formal cap on hearing days

Advay Vora

22nd Feb 2026

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Supreme Court bats for contract labour; backs governments’ power to refer disputes

The verdict clarifies that a demand notice by workers is not a precondition for referring an industrial dispute for adjudication

V. Venkatesan

29th Jan 2026

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SCO.LR | 2025 | Volume 8 | Issue 1

In this Issue of SCO.LR, we bring you five important judgements from 28 July to 2 August 2025

SCO Team

4th Aug 2025

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cases

State of Uttar Pradesh v Lalta Prasad Vaish

In a 8:1 majority, the Supreme Court overturned Sythentics and Chemicals (1990) which held that “intoxicating liquor” under Entry 8 of the State List referred only to potable liquor, taking it our of the scope of states’ powers

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State of Uttar Pradesh v Jai Bir Singh

A nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court will reconsider its 1978 decision which gave a wide interpretation to the definition of 'industry' under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, leading to a higher standard of labour rights for more people..

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