Supreme Court scraps worker-friendly 1978 ‘industry’ precedent for new labour code
In a verdict in which judges varyingly differed on issues, the nine-judge Bench of the Supreme Court on Thursday (August 20, 2026) held that a nearly half-century-old expansive interpretation of ‘industry’, which previously granted workers stronger labour rights and protection, will not apply under the new Industrial Relations Code, 2020. The reference before the Constitution…
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