SUBASH GOPALRAO LINGAWAR vs SADASHIV SHIWAJI DONADKAR .

The Supreme Court addressed the interpretation of Rule 35 concerning employee suspension, emphasizing that suspension without prior approval of the appropriate authority is invalid. The Court held that the petitioner was to be treated as suspended only from the date of the Court's order on 07/02/2007, not retroactively from the termination date. Consequently, the entitlement to subsistence allowance was determined based on the suspension period starting from the Court's order, clarifying the management's obligations under the rule.