JUDGMENT/ORDER

VRUSHALI V.JOSHI, J. - Heard.

2. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard finally by consent of the learned counsel appearing for the parties.

3. The petitioner has challenged the order of suspension dtd. 8/6/2023, thereby suspending the petitioner from the post of Headmaster of Municipal Council Secondary and Higher Secondary) Urdu School, Municipal Council Umarkhed. The action was taken by the respondent after six months from the date of alleged incident and suspension is without considering the report submitted by the Head of Mid-day Meal Scheme.

4. The petitioner was initially appointed as 'Shikshak Sevak' on 12/6/2000 and was confirmed as 'Assistant Teacher' on 12/6/2003. He was promoted as Headmaster and working as Headmaster. The Primary School is also run in the same building in the morning shift and the employee namely, Shri. Abdul Saleh Junaid, the supervisor in the School is the in charge of affairs of Headmaster in the morning-shift. On 12/10/2022 when the petitioner was at his residence, he received a call and it was informed that the President of School Committee Namely, Arifujjam Abdul Salam is taking some of the grains and commodities, which are sto