Rajendra Gulabrao Misal vs Sakshi Shinde Advocate - Atul Dashrath Shelke — 77/2025

Case Summary The Industrial Court, Maharashtra at Thane held that a Gram Panchayat constitutes an "Industry" within the meaning of labor law, rejecting the respondents' preliminary objection. The Court found that although Gram Panchayats perform sovereign functions, they employ workers and exercise administrative control over them, bringing them within the definition of "Industry" under the Industrial Disputes Act for purposes of adjudicating the unfair labor practice complaint regarding unpaid minimum wages. The complaint proceeds further on merits. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.