https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171091 Section 2(k) of the Industrial Disputes Act does not treat every dispute concerning "any person" as an industrial dispute. The controlling test is whether the workmen, as a class, have a direct or substantial community of interest in that person's employment or non-employment, read in light of the Act's scheme and objects. A dispute involving a person outside the workman class can qualify only if that interest exists. On the facts, the person concerned belonged to the medical or technical staff, and the workmen had no such direct or substantial interest. The dispute therefore fell outside section 2(k), and the challenge failed. en-us Tue, 04 Feb 1958 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 09 Jul 2015 17:46:25 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171091 Section 2(k) of the Industrial Disputes Act does not treat every dispute concerning "any person" as an industrial dispute. The controlling test is whether the workmen, as a class, have a direct or substantial community of interest in that person's employment or non-employment, read in light of the Act's scheme and objects. A dispute involving a person outside the workman class can qualify only if that interest exists. On the facts, the person concerned belonged to the medical or technical staff, and the workmen had no such direct or substantial interest. The dispute therefore fell outside section 2(k), and the challenge failed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 04 Feb 1958 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171091