Explanation:

Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board v. A Rajappa:

In Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board v. A Rajappa, AIR 1978 SC 548 case, a seven judges Bench of the Supreme Court carried out an in-depth study of the definition of the term industry in a comprehensive manner and after considering various previous judicial decisions on the subject and in the process, it rejected some of them while evolving a new concept of the term "industry. Thus the decision of this case overruled several earlier decisions and widened the ambit of the term Industry After discussing definition from various angles, in the above case, the Supreme Court laid down the following tests to determine whether an activity is covered by the definition of"industry or not. It is also referred as the triple test.

1. Systematic and organized activity

2. Organized with the cooperation between employers and employees

3. For the production and distribution of goods and services to satisfy human wants and wishes in spiritual or religious but inclusive of material things or services geared to celestial bliss eg, making on a large scale prasad or food) whether or not capital has been invested for this activity prima face there is an industrymotive or gainful objective is irrelevant be the venture in public joint private or other sectors!