What’s Behind the Fight Atop India’s Tata Group

A power struggle at India’s largest conglomerate, Tata Group, has moved out of the boardroom and further into the courts. An appeals panel ruled Dec. 18 that 51-year-old former chairman Cyrus Mistry was improperly ousted from his position in 2016 and that the actions of his predecessor, Ratan Tata, had been “oppressive.” It ordered Mistry’s reinstatement, which will probably be challenged in India’s Supreme Court. From table salt to luxury Jaguar sedans, the businesses under the sprawling 151-ye