Retrospective Recovery Based On Revised Route Is Illegal, FCI Directed To Refund Nearly ₹8 Lakh To Transport Contractor: Jammu & Kashmir High Court

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh recently ruled in favor of M/s Durga Enterprises, a transport contractor for the Food Corporation of India (FCI), directing a refund of ₹7,93,456. The petitioner had approached the Court after FCI made large-scale deductions amounting to ₹76,92,578 from its running bills and security deposits. The deductions were based on remeasurement of road distances applied retrospectively, covering contracts from 2017 to 2018.…