BHAWANI SINGH, C. J.

( 1 ) THESELETTERS Patent Appeals (LPA no. 735/2002 - Sadashiv Garud v. Food corporation of India and others, LPA No. 772/2002 - Balwant Jayaram Birari v. Food corporation of India and others, LPA No. 773/2002 - Jagdish Chandra Littoriya v. Food corporation of India and others, and LPA No. 775/2002 - Madhukar Ramrao Kurhade v. Food Corporation of India and others are proposed to be decided by this judgment, since common questions arise for consideration and determination.

( 2 ) SARVASHRI Sadashiv Shivram Garud, balwant Jayaram Birari and Madhukar Ramrao kurhade are Assistant Grade-I (Depot) while jagdish Chandra Littoriya is Assistant Grade-II (Depot) in the Food Corporation of India (for short Corporation ). With regard to an incident of 1987-1988, the Corporation filed First information Report with the Central Bureau of investigation on 19/07/1991 against Shri R. A. Gupta, Assistant Manager (Depot), Shri R. K. Damani, Contractor, and Sri Pradeep K. Pandey (representative - R. K. Damani) under Sections 5 (l) (d) and 13 (l) (d) of the Prevention of corruption Act read with Sections 420/120-B of the Indian Penal Code. Investigation resulted in prosecution of the

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