In my opinion hospital is an industry under ID Act. 99% of the hospitala are commercial.
As per sec 2(ka) of the Act ,industrial establishment or undertaking means an establishment or undertaking in which any industry is carried on:
For chapter's V-A and V-B ,establishment means factory,plantation and mine .For chapter V-B this meaning applies to lay off ,retrenchment,closure,transfers etc.But in V-A this meaning is limited to lay off only ie,for sec 25A to 25 E only. The word used in chapter V- A for retrenchment,closure ,transfers etc is undertaking.
So chapter V-B applies only to factories,plantation and mine employing 100 or more workmen . For an undertaking which is industry ,other than factoty,plantation and mine employing 100 or more workmen chapter V-A will be applicable, for the purpose of retrenchment, closure and tranfer of undertaming.
So I think for closure of a hospital follow the provisions of sec 25 FFA and sec 25 FFF,where in the word used is undertaking, not industrial establishment.
As per sec 2(ka) of the Act ,industrial establishment or undertaking means an establishment or undertaking in which any industry is carried on:
For chapter's V-A and V-B ,establishment means factory,plantation and mine .For chapter V-B this meaning applies to lay off ,retrenchment,closure,transfers etc.But in V-A this meaning is limited to lay off only ie,for sec 25A to 25 E only. The word used in chapter V- A for retrenchment,closure ,transfers etc is undertaking.
So chapter V-B applies only to factories,plantation and mine employing 100 or more workmen . For an undertaking which is industry ,other than factoty,plantation and mine employing 100 or more workmen chapter V-A will be applicable, for the purpose of retrenchment, closure and tranfer of undertaming.
So I think for closure of a hospital follow the provisions of sec 25 FFA and sec 25 FFF,where in the word used is undertaking, not industrial establishment.