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An estate constable who was dismissed from the Trinidad and Tobago Electricity Commission (TTEC) in 2017 was awarded more than $1.1 million after the High Court ruled his firing breached the company’s disciplinary code.

The award to Farad Mohammed followed a damages assessment on November 19, stemming from a January ruling that ordered his reinstatement.

Mohammed was fired in February 2017 after an internal disciplinary hearing found him guilty of tampering with company property. He had reported that while on patrol at TTEC’s Frederick Street, Port of Spain, offices in October 2016, he noticed the “Toyota” emblem on a company vehicle had come loose. Mohammed said he placed the emblem in his pocket to prevent it from falling off, intending to reattach it.