CRICKET CLUB OF INDIA LTD. vs THE BOMBAY LABOUR UNION & ANOTHER

The Supreme Court ruled that the Cricket Club of India Ltd. does not qualify as an 'industry' under Section 2(j) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Court held that the primary objective of the club is to promote sports and games, and its income-generating activities, such as renting out properties, do not constitute a trade or business involving employee cooperation. Consequently, the Tribunal's order recognizing the club as an industry was set aside, reaffirming the precedent set in Secretary, Madras Gymkhana Club Employees’ Union v. The Management of the Gymkhana Club, [1968] 1 S.C.R. 742.