In Brief
Clerical staff claiming to work for the Food Corporation of India since 1997 sought regularization of their services. FCI contended they were employed by a cooperative society, not FCI itself. The Supreme Court affirmed the High Court's dismissal, holding that without documentary proof of direct employment by FCI, no employee-employer relationship existed. The appellants could not rely on a different industrial tribunal case involving other persons, as there was no parity of facts. The Court emphasized that service claims must be pursued against the actual employer established by evidence.
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