Rajasthan State Road Transport ... vs Shyam Bihari Lal Gupta

The Supreme Court held that the decree for declaring the termination of the employee as void ab-initio did not entitle the employee to back wages for the period from April 1988 to March 1997, as the decree was silent on monetary benefits. Citing precedents such as Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation v. Ladulal Mali and A.P.S.R.T.C. v. S. Narsaguod, the Court emphasized that without a specific direction for back wages, the executing court and High Court erred in granting such relief. Consequently, the High Court's order was set aside, and the appeal was allowed.