RAMUBEN KALUBHAI MAKWANA vs VARDHMAN JAIN AGAM MANDIR Advocate - K M GANDHI — 38/2011

Case under Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 Section 010. Disposed: Contested--JUDGEMENT on 28th April 2026.

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CNR: GJBN160000312011

Case disposed

Filing Number

38/2011

Filing Date

07-05-2011

Registration No

38/2011

Registration Date

07-05-2011

Court

LABOUR COURT, BHAVNAGAR

Judge

1-JUDGE, LABOUR COURT

Decision Date

28th April 2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--JUDGEMENT

Acts & Sections

INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES ACT, 1947 Section 010

Petitioner(s)

RAMUBEN KALUBHAI MAKWANA

Adv. R P NARIGARA

Respondent(s)

VARDHMAN JAIN AGAM MANDIR Advocate - K M GANDHI

Hearing History

Judge: 1-JUDGE, LABOUR COURT

28-04-2026

Disposed

03-04-2026

For Order

13-03-2026

For Order

28-02-2026

For Order

19-02-2026

For Arguement of Opponant

Final Orders / Judgements

28-04-2026
JUDEGEMENT

Summary of Case 38/2011 Case Details Court: Labour Court, Bhavnagar Petitioner: Ramuben Kalubhai Makwana Respondent: Vardhman Jain Agam Mandir (Religious Trust) Decision The Labour Court rejected the petitioner's claim for reinstatement with back wages. The court found that while the petitioner worked as a cleaning staff member at the temple trust since 1990, the trust failed to establish itself as an "industry" under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Applying the "Triple Test" from precedent case law, the court determined the trust was primarily a charitable/religious organization without sufficient commercial character to be classified as an industrial establishment, thereby placing it outside the Act's jurisdiction. Consequently, the petitioner could not claim statutory protections for unfair termination. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

casestatus.in Summary

Summary of Case 38/2011 Case Details Court: Labour Court, Bhavnagar Petitioner: Ramuben Kalubhai Makwana Respondent: Vardhman Jain Agam Mandir (Religious Trust) Decision The Labour Court rejected the petitioner's claim for reinstatement with back wages. The court found that while the petitioner worked as a cleaning staff member at the temple trust since 1990, the trust failed to establish itself as an "industry" under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. Applying the "Triple Test" from precedent case law, the court determined the trust was primarily a charitable/religious organization without sufficient commercial character to be classified as an industrial establishment, thereby placing it outside the Act's jurisdiction. Consequently, the petitioner could not claim statutory protections for unfair termination. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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