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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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Definition of ‘industry’ review: A wasteful exercise of judicial time

Justice K. Chandru, former judge in the Madras High Court, comments on the 2005 reference to a nine-judge Constitution Bench

Justice K. Chandru

21st 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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Minimum wages for domestic workers: Did the Supreme Court miss an opportunity?

By declining a petition, the Court left unresolved questions on how the Constitution protects domestic labour within the home

V. Venkatesan

5th 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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Decoding Social Security for Gig Workers with Prof. Babu Mathew

DESK BRIEF: We discuss gig workers' claims for recognition as unorganised workers with Prof. Babu Mathew.

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COVID Coverage: Migrant Labourers- June 11th, 2021

The Bench directed the Centre to create a national database for migrant workers in order ease efforts to aid migrant workers.

11th Jun 2021

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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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