JUDGMENT :

N.V.ANJARIA, J.

1. Heard learned advocate Mr. Nasir Saiyed for the petitioner and learned advocate Assistant Government Pleader Mr.Jayneel Parikh for the respondent state and its authorities.

2. The challenge in this petition is directed against order of suspension passed against the petitioner on 30th March, 2016. The petitioner has prayed to set aside the order and to revoke the suspension.

3. The petitioner came to be appointed as Junior Assistant Electrical Inspector, Class-II. He was on probation for two years in the pay scale of 6500-200-10500. On 23rd February, 2011, the petitioner was promoted to the post of Assistant Electrical Inspector on ad hoc basis on 20th December, 2010, subsequently regularised on 23rd February, 2011, and came to be transferred to Godhra.

3.1 It appears that a complaint against the petitioner alleging commission of offence under the provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 came to be filed against the petitioner. An FIR being Crime Register No. (I) 3 of 2016 dated 21st February, 2015 came to be registered against the petitioner. The petitioner was arrested and since he remained in the custody for more than 48 hours, he was placed under