Economic Times He was fired from ITDC in 1991; the SC ruled 34 years later that the move was wrong, a year after his death
A 34-year legal battle for ITDC employee D K Sharma concluded with the Supreme Court ruling in his family's favor, awarding 50% of his back wages. Sharma, terminated in 1991, passed away last year before the final verdict. The court acknowledged his claim of not being gainfully employed, upholding a High Court single bench's decision.