Plantations Labour Act - Definition
Section 2(e):
Employer

"employer" when used in relation to a plantation, means the person
who has the ultimate control over the affairs of the plantation, and
where the affairs of any plantation are entrusted to any other person
(whether called a managing agent, manager, superintendent or by any
other name) such other person shall be deemed to be the employer in
relation to that plantation;
Explanation - For the purposes of this
clause, "the person who has the ultimate control over the affairs of the
plantation" means in the case of a plantation owned or controlled by-
(i) a company, firm or other association of individuals, whether incorporated or not, every director, partner or individual;
(ii)
the Central Government or State Government or any local authority, the
person or persons appointed to manage the affairs of the plantation; and
(iii) a lessee, the lessee;