Supreme Court of India

Shatrughn Yadav v. The Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd (f.a.c.t),

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Bench Sanjay Karol and Augustine George Masih JJ.
Decided 11 August 2026

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What the Court ordered

In the facts and circumstances, since there is nothing on record to indicate that the appellant was otherwise unfit for the post in terms of qualifications, and nothing has been brought on record regarding his work being unsatisfactory, we set aside the order of termination of the appellant and direct reinstatement in service forthwith with all consequential benefits, except for backwages which will be restricted to 50% to be paid within a period of eight weeks from today failing which interest @6% per annum will be payable from the date the amount became due till disbursal. The appeal is allowed in the aforesaid terms.

Judgment, 35-36

In brief

The appellant was appointed as Technician (Process) with Fertilizers and Chemicals Travancore Ltd. on 05.05.2021 on consolidated pay for an initial tenure of two years, and in his attestation form declared that no criminal case was pending against him. On antecedent verification, the District Magistrate reported (letter dated 22.03.2022) that a Non-Cognizable Report dated 03.04.2019 under Sections 323 and 504 IPC stood registered against him, and a show cause notice followed.…

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