Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation Vs Virendra Singh Son of Late Sh. Dhanbahadur — Rajasthan HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation Vs Virendra Singh Son of Late Sh. Dhanbahadur — Rajasthan HC (2026) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

The special appeals are disposed of as agreed and requested by counsel: the National Lok Adalat award dated 12.11.2022 is modified so that the respondents/employees are not entitled to back wages, the rest of the award is maintained, and compliance is to be made within eight weeks; pending applications stand disposed of.

Issue for consideration

Whether the respondents/employees are entitled to back wages under the award dated 12.11.2022 passed by the National Lok Adalat, and on what terms the special appeals should be disposed of.

Court's answer

The respondents/employees shall not be entitled for back wages, and the rest of the award dated 12.11.2022 passed by the National Lok Adalat is maintained.

Ratio / Principle

Compliance with the modified award shall be made within a period of eight weeks.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN, JAIPUR BENCH (DB: Mahendar Kumar Goyal and Sameer Jain, JJ.) — Judgment dated 16/02/2026. D.B. Special Appeal (Writ) No. 604/2024 (connected with D.B. Special Appeal Writ Nos. 603/2024 and 605/2024), arising out of S.B. Civil Writ Petitions Nos. 8090/2023, 7822/2023 and 8018/2023. Appellants: Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation officials (Managing Director; Zone Manager, Ajmer Zone; Chief Manager, Ajmer Depot; Corporation through Chairman-cum-Managing Director; Executive Director (Admn.); Authorised Appellate Authority; Chief Manager, Karauli Depot; Corporation through Managing Director, Chomu House; Appellate Authority-cum-Executive Director (Traffic); Chief Manager, Kotputli Depot). Respondents: employees Mohandas Bairagi, Rajendra Prasad Sharma and Virendra Singh. Held: the special appeals stand disposed of in the terms agreed and requested by learned Senior Counsel for the appellants and learned counsel for the respondents — the award dated 12.11.2022 passed by the National Lok Adalat is modified to the extent that the respondents/employees shall not be entitled for back wages, and the rest of the award is maintained; compliance directed within eight weeks; pending applications disposed of.

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 604/2024

In

S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.8090/2023

Managing Director, Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, Jaipur.

Zone Manager, Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, Ajmer Zone, Ajmer.

Chief Manager, Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, Ajmer Depot, Ajmer.

----Appellants

Versus

Shri Mohandas Bairagi Son Of Late Shri Bajrangdas, Aged About 50 Years, Through Shri Bhola Nath Acharya Vice President Of State Rajasthan Transport Corporation, Joint Employees Federation, Ajmer.

----Respondent

Connected With

D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 603/2024 In

S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.7822/2023

Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, Through Its Chairman Cum Managing Director, Head Office, Parivahan Marg, Jaipur (Raj.)

The Executive Director (Admn.), Rsrtc, Headquarters, Jaipur.

Authorised Appellate Authority, Rsrtc, Headquarters, Jaipur.

The Chief Manager, Rsrtc, Karauli, Depot.

----Appellants

Versus

Rajendra Prasad Sharma Son Of Late Sh. Ratibhan Sharma, Aged About 38 Years, R/o Village And Post Bajna, TehsilSapotra, District- Karauli (Raj.)

----Respondent

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D.B. Special Appeal Writ No. 605/2024

In

S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.8018/2023

Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation, Through Its Managing Director, Chomu House, Jaipur (Raj).

Appellate Authority Cum Executive Director (Traffic), Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation Headquarters, Jaipur.

The Chief Manager, Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation Kotputli Depot, District Kotputli, Rajasthan.

----Appellants

Versus

Virendra Singh Son Of Late Sh. Dhanbahadur, Aged About 31 Years, R/o Plot No.1 Hahyawala, Sanganer, District Jaipur (Raj.)

----Respondent

For Appellant(s)	:	Mr. R.N. Mathur, Sr. Adv. assisted by Mr. Abhishek Mewara
For Respondent(s)	:	Mr. Sumit Kumar Jain Mr. G.S. Sharma
		Mr. Abhishek Sharma Mr. Shanker Lal

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SAMEER JAIN

Judgment / Order

16/02/2026

These Special Appeal (Writs) are disposed of in following term(s) as agreed and requested by learned Senior Counsel for the appellants and the learned counsels for the respondents:-

The award dated 12.11.2022 passed by National Lok Adalat is modified in following terms:

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[SAW-604/2024]

1.1. The respondents/employees shall not be entitled for back wages and rest of the award is maintained.

1.2. Compliance shall be made within a period of eight weeks from today.

Pending application(s), if any, also stands disposed of.

(SAMEER JAIN),J (MAHENDAR KUMAR GOYAL),J

JKP/s-150-152