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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
HARISH KUMAR
Md. Naushad Alam, Son of Md. Taslim – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar through the Additional Chief Secretary, Education Department – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. suspension order against the petitioner. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 2. petitioner's prior performance and protests. (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 3. allegations of misconduct and legal contentions. (Para 7 , 10) |
| 4. response from university and allegations against the petitioner. (Para 8 , 9) |
| 5. legal standards regarding suspension. (Para 11 , 12) |
| 6. right to protest and legal protections. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 7. standards for initiating departmental proceedings. (Para 17 , 18 , 19) |
| 8. challenging the legality of suspension. (Para 20 , 21) |
| 9. court's final order and reinstatement directions. (Para 22 , 23 , 24) |
JUDGMENT :
Harish Kumar, J.
Heard the parties.
2. Challenge in the present writ petition is made to the order as contained in letter dated 08.02.2025, issued by the Registrar of Maulana Mazharul Haque Arabic & Persian University (in short ‘the University’) by which the petitioner has been placed under suspension; by making a declaration that the impugned order of suspension is completely untenable in the eyes of law, the same being in blatant disregard to the provisions of the Bihar State Universities Act, 1976 and the provisions contained under the Service Statute (in short ‘the Statute’),
The court established that a university servant's suspension must be based on sufficient prima facie evidence of misconduct, as outlined in the Bihar State Universities Act, and that the right to pro....
The Vice-Chancellor of a university has the authority to suspend and take disciplinary action against officers, including the Registrar, as per the Bihar State University Act, 1976.
Suspension of an employee must be justified by a strong prima facie case of misconduct involving moral turpitude; arbitrary actions violate constitutional rights.
The principle of natural justice does not apply to the issuance of an order of suspension as it is an ad-interim measure during the pendency of the departmental proceeding.
The failure to issue a disagreement note when the disciplinary authority disagrees with the Enquiry Officer's findings constitutes a violation of natural justice, necessitating remittance for proper ....
The word “misconduct” on reflection receives its connotation from the context, the delinquency in performance and its effect on the discipline and the nature of the duty.
Point of law: seriousness and gravity of the misconduct contemplated to be enquired into and the material i.e., voice messages along with the complaint by the complainant Anil Proddaturu and recordin....
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