VIJAY KUMAR AGARWAL vs UNION OF INDIA

The Supreme Court ruled that the petitioner, Vijay Kumar Agarwal, is entitled to full salary from June 05, 1996, following the grant of senior time scale as per the order dated August 30, 1988, in Civil Appeal No. 3464 of 1987. The Court emphasized that the suspension order dated May 26, 1988, did not preclude the petitioner from receiving his salary, as he was entitled to subsistence allowance during the suspension period. The Court held that the Government's failure to comply with the order regarding the senior time scale and salary payment was unjustified, thereby allowing the petitioner's claim for full salary.