JUDGMENT

P.V.BALAKRISHNAN,J This intra-court appeal is filed by respondents 1 to 7 in W.P.

(C)No.1734/2019, challenging the judgment dated 14.07.2025, allowing the writ petition filed by the respondent herein, in part.

2. The respondent herein/writ petitioner was working as a Senior Deputy General Manager(Production) in Cochin division of the Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited (hereinafter referred to as 'FACT,' for short). While so, he was visited with disciplinary proceedings leading to Ext.P6 order, imposing a penalty of censure. Even though the respondent herein challenged the same by filing an appeal, the same ended in dismissal. The disciplinary authority had found the respondent guilty of misconduct under Rule 17 of The Fertilisers and Chemicals Travancore Limited Employees' (Conduct, Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1977 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Rules' for short). It is challenging the disciplinary proceedings and the afore Rule, the respondent herein filed the writ petition seeking the following reliefs:

“i) To strike down Rule 17 (c) and the explanation provided after Rule 17 (d) of FACT CDA Rules as unconstitutional as violative of Articles 14,15 and 21