NATIONAL HYDROELECTRIC POWER CORP.LD.&OR vs V.P.GUPTA

The Supreme Court modified the Punjab and Haryana High Court's order granting full backwages to the respondent, directing that only 30 percent of the backwages be paid. The Court upheld the High Court's decision to set aside the removal order but limited the financial compensation due to the respondent. The appeal was disposed of with no order as to costs, and the interim order was vacated.