Bombay High Court Dismisses Petition by Cooperative Society Challenging Denial of Lump Sum Contribution Under Section 125 of Bombay Village Panchayats Act, 1958 — Society Not a 'Factory' Under Factories Act, 1948. The court held that the benefit under Section 125 is available only to factories as defined under the Factories Act, 1948, and a cooperative society which does not carry out manufacturing activity cannot be treated as a factory.
24 Feb 2014The petitioner, Parvati Cooperative Industrial Estate Ltd., is a cooperative society formed by owners of various industrial plots. The society has 325...




