# APSARA CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LTD. vs VIJAY SHANKAR SINGH

Court: Bombay High Court
Date: 2026-01-05
Citation: WP/4146/2025
Petitioner: APSARA CO-OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCIETY LTD.
Respondent: VIJAY SHANKAR SINGH

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

2026:BHC-OS:41 Megha 3_wp_3908& 4146_2025_fc.docx IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.3908 OF 2025 Apsara Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. ...Petitioner V/s. Vijay Shankar Singh ...Respondent WITH WRIT PETITION NO.4146 OF 2025 Apsara Co-operative Housing Society Ltd. ...Petitioner V/s. Vijay Shankar Singh ...Respondent ______________ Mr. Mahesh Shukla with Mr. Udaybhan Tiwari i/b. Mr. Niraj Prajapati for the Petitioner. Mr. Ashish G. Nagwekar for the Respondent. ______________ CORAM: SANDEEP V. MARNE, J. JUDGMENT RESERVED ON: 22 DECEMBER 2025. JUDGMENT PRONOUNCED ON: 05 JANUARY 2026. JUDGMENT: 1) Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Respondent has appeared and has filed Affidavits-in Reply. He waives service of Rule. With the consent of the learned counsel appearing for parties, the Petitions are taken up for hearing and disposal. Page No. 1 of 28 5 January 2026 Megha 3_wp_3908& 4146_2025_fc.docx ISSUES FOR DETERMINATION 2) Whether a housing society formed by flat owners for collective management of the building is an ‘industry’ for maintainability of proceedings before Labour Court under the Industrial Disputes Act, 194

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