印度最高法院对政府福利工作在劳动法中是否算作“工业”做出裁决, India’s Supreme Court to rule on whether government welfare work counts as "industry" under labor law, revisiting a 1978 precedent.

印度最高法院将在2026年3月17日至18日审理一个关于1947年《劳资纠纷法》下“工业”定义的具有里程碑意义的案件,由首席法官Surya Kant主持,由9名法官组成。 India’s Supreme Court will hear a landmark case from March 17 to 18, 2026, on the definition of "industry" under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, with a nine-judge bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant. 审查的重点是政府社会福利活动和公共工具是否有资格成为“工业活动”,在不断演变的劳动法,包括2020年《劳资关系法》中重新评估1978年班加罗尔水供应裁决。 The review focuses on whether government social welfare activities and public instrumentalities qualify as "industrial activities," reassessing the 1978 Bangalore Water Supply ruling amid evolving labor laws, including the 2020 Industrial Relations Code. 在2005年移交案件之后,法院将对相互矛盾的先例和立法改革进行审查。 The court will examine conflicting precedents and legislative changes, following referrals dating back to 2005.