RAJIBEN ANANDBHAI GOHIL vs VARDHMAN JAIN AGAM MANDIR Advocate - K M GANDHI — 39/2011

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

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CNR: GJBN160000322011

Case disposed

Filing Number

39/2011

Filing Date

07-05-2011

Registration No

39/2011

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)

RAJIBEN ANANDBHAI GOHIL

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

Case Summary: 39/2011 Court Decision: The Labour Court at Bhavnagar dismissed the worker's industrial dispute reference. The court held that Vardhman Jain Agam Mandir, being a religious trust institution, does not qualify as an "industry" under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and therefore the Act's protections do not apply to the worker. Key Reasoning: Applying the triple test established in precedent law, the court found insufficient evidence that the temple trust engaged in systematic economic activities, maintained an employer-employee relationship, or produced goods/services primarily for commercial profit. The institution's activities were deemed charitable and religious in nature rather than industrial, making the worker ineligible for statutory protections against termination. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: 39/2011 Court Decision: The Labour Court at Bhavnagar dismissed the worker's industrial dispute reference. The court held that Vardhman Jain Agam Mandir, being a religious trust institution, does not qualify as an "industry" under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, and therefore the Act's protections do not apply to the worker. Key Reasoning: Applying the triple test established in precedent law, the court found insufficient evidence that the temple trust engaged in systematic economic activities, maintained an employer-employee relationship, or produced goods/services primarily for commercial profit. The institution's activities were deemed charitable and religious in nature rather than industrial, making the worker ineligible for statutory protections against termination. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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