GOVERNING COUNCIL, ANJUMAN ARTS vs SAYYAD MOHAMMOD SHAFI

The Supreme Court held that the respondent, whose termination was set aside, is entitled to payment of admitted salary from the date of reinstatement but not to back-wages due to lack of clear direction for the intervening period. The Court referenced Section 115 of the Code of Civil Procedure and the precedent set in Managing Director U.P. Warehousing Corporation & Ors. vs. Vijay Narayan Vajpayee (AIR 1980 SC 840) regarding the non-entitlement to back-wages without specific orders. The appeal was disposed of with a directive for payment of salary within six months, affirming the reinstatement but limiting the financial relief granted to the respondent.