RAJESHWAR MAHTO vs ALOK KUMAR GUPTA G.M. M/S BIRLA CORPN. LTD.

The Supreme Court addressed a contempt petition arising from its earlier orders in Civil Appeal No. 4482 of 1998, where it had set aside the High Court's ruling that the applicant was a workman under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Court upheld the Industrial Tribunal's award that the applicant was not a workman, thus dismissing the writ petition. The Court reiterated its interim order requiring the Corporation to pay the applicant his last drawn wages, emphasizing compliance with its directives under Section 17 of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971.