SECY.,INDIAN TEA ASSOCIATION vs AJIT K. BARAT — C.A. No. 1041/2000

Summary of C.A. No. 001041 / 2000 The Supreme Court allowed the Indian Tea Association's appeal and set aside the High Court's mandamus directing the State Government to refer Ajit Kumar Barat's dismissal case to an industrial tribunal. The court held that the government correctly determined Barat was not a "workman" under the Industrial Disputes Act 1947—based on his high salary, managerial duties, power to sanction litigation expenses, and management-level status—and therefore rightly refused to make a reference. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.