Mumbai High Court Rules: Housing Societies Not 'Industry' Due to Antennas

• Mumbai High Court ruled cooperative housing societies are not 'industry' or 'establishment' under labor laws.
• Installation of telecom antenna on terrace or employment of staff for management does not change society's fundamental nature.
• Decision quashes a Labour Court order that had deemed a society an 'industry' and ordered payment of ₹4.6 lakh to a dismissed manager.
• The manager had argued the antenna made the society commercial, falling under Industrial Disputes Act.
• High Court emphasized housing societies are not for profit; antenna rent is supplementary income, not commercial undertaking.

Why It Matters: Housing societies' core nature remains non-commercial despite antenna income or staff, rules Mumbai High Court.