B.S. BHARTI vs I.B.P. COMPANY LTD.

The Supreme Court held that the appellant's termination from employment was not maintainable as a civil suit under the Industrial Disputes Act, which prohibits such actions when an industrial remedy is available. The Court emphasized that the appellant failed to challenge the government's refusal to refer the dispute to an Industrial Tribunal, thus affirming the High Court's decision that the suit was not valid. The appeal was dismissed, upholding the High Court's ruling that the appellant was not entitled to the claimed amounts due to the lack of jurisdiction in civil courts over such employment disputes.