The Centre told a 9-judge Supreme Court Bench that an overly wide definition of “industry” can burden employers and discourage private investment. The Court is now re-examining the landmark 1978 ruling that brought almost all professions under the scope of “industry.”
The Supreme Court flagged trade unionism as a major factor behind industrial stagnation, with Chief Justice Surya Kant observing that union activities led to closures of industries. He remarked that resistance to work and aggressive “flag-bearing unions” hampered economic and industrial growth.
