The Centre told the Supreme Court that welfare schemes and sovereign functions cannot be treated as industrial activity under labour laws. The 9-judge bench is now set to redefine the scope of “industry” under the Industrial Disputes Act.
Today, On 16th February, The Supreme Court will hear the long-pending 9-judge bench reference on the meaning of industry under Section 2(j) of the Industrial Disputes Act on March 17. The CJI said, “This is the first matter in this court before a nine-judge bench. And I want to start CVs from this very matter. The first, we’ll go by schedule, hopefully.”
