# Employee wins Rs 5 lakh after 14-year wrongful termination battle 2026-08-14T05:55:37+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Supreme Court has directed an employer to pay Rs 5 lakh compensation to a long-serving employee who was wrongfully terminated in 2002 because of a pending criminal case. Justices Dipankar Datta and Sheel Nagu ruled that no law allows firing an employee with over 10 years of service solely on grounds of a pending criminal case. The employee, who joined service in 1991, had been selected for a higher post but was denied joining. After a 14-year legal battle through multiple courts, the Supreme Court invoked Article 142 to award compensation. The employer must pay within three months. ## Coverage - economictimes.indiatimes.com Tags: compensation, criminal case, employment law, Supreme Court, wrongful termination Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/employee-wins-rs-5-lakh-after-14-year-wrongful-termination-battle/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/employee-wins-rs-5-lakh-after-14-year-wrongful-termination-battle/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.