Food Corporations Act, 1964

The case concerned 464 labourers at the Food Corporation of India's Siliguri depot who were originally employed through a contractor. In 1973 the corporation abolished the contractor and introduced a direct payment system, paying wages directly to the workers via Sardar/Mondal agents. The corporation later, in 1975, re…

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) occupied godowns and silos that were constructed by the Central Government on land acquired before 1964 and claimed exemption from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's property tax under Article 285(1) of the Constitution. The Municipal Corporation argued that, under Section 146 of t…

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) appealed against a Calcutta High Court order directing it to grant advance increments to 57 deputationist employees who had been absorbed from the West Bengal State Government. The employees claimed that, under the proviso to Regulation 81 of the FCI Staff Regulations, 1971, they wer…