As of 10 December 2023, the Supreme Court of India recently asked whether it should reconsider its 45…

Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board v. A. Rajappa established the influential three-part test for an industry: systematic activity, cooperation between employer and employee, and production or distribution of goods or services to satisfy human wants. Profit motive is not essential under this test. This is the 1978 seven-judge decision associated with the broad interpretation of industry, which distinguishes it from the other listed decisions.