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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
A.S. CHANDURKAR, M.M. SATHAYE, JJ
Shri. Prashant S/o Subhash Bedse – Appellant
Versus
The State Of Maharashtra – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
A.S. CHANDURKAR, J.
1. Rule. Rule made returnable forthwith and heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner is aggrieved by the judgment dated 29/10/2024 passed by the learned Administrative Member, Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal, Mumbai (for short, ‘the Tribunal’) in Original Application No.849 of 2024. By the said judgment, the aforesaid Original Application preferred by the petitioner raising a challenge to the order of suspension issued to him on 11/07/2024 as well as to the order of transfer dated 16/07/2024 of respondent no.5 on the post held by the petitioner came to be dismissed.
2. Facts relevant for considering the challenge as raised are that the petitioner is serving on the post of Tahasildar with the Department of Revenue and Forests of the State Government. By order dated 16/06/2023, the petitioner came to be transferred from the post of Tahasildar, Mohol District Solapur to an equivalent post at Khed, District Pune. While the petitioner was serving at Khed, a chargesheet was issued to him on 22/08/2023 in the departmental proceedings initiated against him. When the said enquiry proceedings were pending, the petitioner’s services were placed und
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