GENERAL MANAGER, TELECOM vs A SRINIVASA RAO — C.A. No. 7845/1997

The Supreme Court dismissed the General Manager, Telecom's appeal, holding that the Telecom Department qualifies as an "industry" under Section 2(j) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, applying the "dominant nature test" from the binding precedent Bangalore Water Supply case. The Court rejected the earlier conflicting decisions in Theyyam Joseph and Bombay Telephone Canteen cases, reasoning that since Telecom engages in commercial activities and not sovereign functions, it falls within the Act's definition of industry. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.