National Hydroelectric Power ... vs V.P.Gupta & Anr

The Supreme Court modified the Punjab and Haryana High Court's order granting full backwages to the respondent in Civil Writ Petition No.10758 of 2006, holding that only 30 percent of the backwages should be awarded. The Court noted that other service benefits had already been provided to the respondent post-retirement. The appeal was disposed of with no order as to costs, and the interim order was vacated.