Kedarnath Mallick v. Food Corporation of India
Writ Petition (Civil) – Disciplinary action – Food Corporation of India employee
Case brief
What is this about?
Kedarnath Mallick v. Food Corporation of India, W.P.(C) 12645/2022, Delhi High Court (Sanjeev Narula, J.), decided 17.02.2026. Writ petition against major penalty chargesheet dated 11.04.2022 (ground: delay/prejudice); inquiry report 19.12.2022 exonerated petitioner (charges not proved); disagreement memorandum 13.03.2023 on Article No. 2; compulsory retirement imposed by Disciplinary Authority order 31.10.2023. Court declined to examine charge-sheet challenge, held statutory appeal before Chairman, FCI is the remedy, disposed of petition with liberty to appeal; interim protection closed; no recovery from gratuity/pension recorded. No statutes or precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of along with pending application, with liberty to the Petitioner to file a statutory appeal before the Chairman, FCI within the prescribed period commencing from 17.02.2026, and liberty to avail appropriate remedies in accordance with law if the grievance remains unredressed; no further orders on interim protection, the impugned order recording no recovery from gratuity or pension.