HARI NANDAN PRASAD vs EMPLOYER I/R TO MANGMT.OF F.C.I.

The Supreme Court upheld the awards of the Central Government-cum-Industrial Tribunal (CGIT) which found the termination of the appellants' services by the Food Corporation of India (FCI) to be illegal under Section 25-F of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The Court confirmed the CGIT's orders for reinstatement and regularization of the appellants' services, along with 50% back wages. The judgment of the Jharkhand High Court that set aside the CGIT's awards was reversed, affirming the appellants' rights under the ID Act.