BHARAT BHAWAN TRUST vs BHARAT BHAWAN ARTISTS ASSOCN. — C.A. No. 5614/2001

Case Summary: Bharat Bhawan Trust v. Bharat Bhawan Artists Association The Supreme Court held that theatre artists engaged by Bharat Bhawan Trust are not "workmen" under the Industrial Disputes Act because their work is creative artistic expression rather than manual, skilled, technical, or clerical work as statutorily defined. The Court ruled that creative artists cannot be equated with skilled manual workers, emphasizing that artistic work involves inherent talent, perception, and freedom of expression rather than production of goods or services for an employer's business. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.