https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199979 The Supreme Court held that Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) is not an 'industry' under the Industrial Disputes Act as its research activities are not for trade or business purposes. Consequently, the respondent's retirement dispute at the age of 58 instead of 60 was invalidated, and the order for back wages was set aside due to the lack of jurisdiction of the Labour Court. The appeal was allowed, and no costs were awarded. en-us Tue, 08 Apr 1997 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 16 Mar 2018 12:42:14 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199979 The Supreme Court held that Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) is not an 'industry' under the Industrial Disputes Act as its research activities are not for trade or business purposes. Consequently, the respondent's retirement dispute at the age of 58 instead of 60 was invalidated, and the order for back wages was set aside due to the lack of jurisdiction of the Labour Court. The appeal was allowed, and no costs were awarded. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 08 Apr 1997 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=199979