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The word Industry comes from a Latin word that means working diligently at a task. From the Service Law point of view where the protection of workers or human labour is a moral and legal value, the word Industry means and should mean any enterprise whether for profit or not, whether State run or not, and where people work. A place or enterprise where people work for pay. That is an Industry. In order to apply certain laws, a minimum number of people working in a place or at an enterprise might be set as a qualifying factor. Sovereign functions like service in the Army will be exceptions. The word Industry must be interpreted in the light of the objective and purpose of the Statute or Policy in which it occurs. For Service Law Statutes, protection of workers and labour is a paramount objective and purpose. Therefore, the meaning of Industry must be interpreted expansively to provide the maximum protection to workers and labour. Protection of workers and labour is also a social welfare function of the State. No State can prosper by allowing exploitation of its people.
The Attorney General R Venkataramani is setting up a false colonial/ non colonial interpretation dichotomy. How does wanting to protect our workers and labour from exploitation become colonial?