ELECTRONICS CORPN OF INDIA LTD . vs SATEESH S RAO SONAWALKAR — C.A. No. 5845/1997

Summary: The Supreme Court allowed the respondent's appeal in part, modifying the High Court's December 1996 order on salary payment. The Court held that the period from 17.7.1995 to 8.4.1996 should be treated as duty time with full salary payment (excluding 9.11.1995-7.2.1996 when extraordinary leave was granted for USA visit). Remaining periods were to be adjusted against earned or extraordinary leave without pay. ECIL was directed to calculate and pay salary arrears within six weeks; failure to do so would attract 12% interest. The related contempt proceedings were discharged. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.