'Industry' Definition Reference : Live Updates From Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench [Day 2]

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18 March 2026 10:44 AM IST

  • Industry Definition Reference : Live Updates From Supreme Court 9-Judge Bench [Day 2]
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    The Supreme Court constitution bench will continue its hearing on the correctness of the definition of “industry” given by then Justice VR Krishna Iyer in the 1978 decision in Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board v. A. Rajappa.

    This is the second day of the hearing.

    A bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, Justice BV Nagarathna, Justice PS Narasimha, Justice Dipankar Datta, Justice Ujjal Bhuyan, Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, Justice Joymalya Bagchi, Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Vipul Pancholi is hearing the matter.

    Follow this page for the live updates. Report of first day's hearing can be read here.

    Live Updates

    • 18 March 2026 10:50 AM IST

      Hegde: My limited point was in February the bench had a deadline to meet and its thinking had not totally fructified. There were creases that were remained to be ironed out. J Chandrachud indicated we were in brought agreement and when he saw the divergence, he said he agrees with majority.

    • 18 March 2026 10:50 AM IST

      Hegde: CJ Chandrachud said that he agrees

      CJI: their judgments also came in april?

      Hegde: there is a dissent of two, CJ Beg concurs, J Chandrachud concurs

      J Datta: four were in majority, J Chandrachud was later in majority

      CJI: the dissenting opinion also came in april?

    • 18 March 2026 10:50 AM IST

      Hegde: 7 April 1987, J Chandrachud gave a short order

      CJI: that paragraph

      Hedge: CJ Beg was retiring so

      J Nagarathna: April 1987, J Chandrachud had become the CJI

    • 18 March 2026 10:49 AM IST

      Hegde: "We will give our reasons later indicating the area of concurrence and divergence, if any, on the various points in controversy on which our learned Brother has dwelt- J Chandrachud had said'

    • 18 March 2026 10:48 AM IST

      Hegde: yesterday, I was on the point of what was happening on 21 Feb 1978 in Bangalore Water Supply. If I may draw your attention to paragraph 170 of the judgment.

    • 18 March 2026 10:48 AM IST

      Senior Advocate

      to begin arguments.

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