IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
R.SUBRAMANIAN, G.ARUL MURUGAN, JJ
N.Selvam, S/o.K.Nagappan – Appellant
Versus
Registrar General, High Court, Madras – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. details of petitioner's employment history (Para 2) |
| 2. criminal case details (Para 3) |
| 3. grievance regarding subsistence allowance (Para 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 10) |
| 4. petitioner's counsel's contention (Para 8 , 9) |
| 5. respondents' counsel's argument (Para 11 , 12 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43) |
| 6. court's review of proceedings (Para 13) |
| 7. court's reasoning on subsistence allowance (Para 19) |
| 8. court's directives (Para 44 , 45) |
ORDER :
G.ARUL MURUGAN, J.
This Writ Petition is filed seeking for a direction to revoke the suspension and reinstate the petitioner in service and further pay 75% of the subsistence allowance for the period from 01.07.2017 to till date.
2. The petitioner was appointed as Office Assistant by the proceedings of the learned District Judge, Thiruvarur, dated 12.12.2012 and he had joined duty in the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Needamangalam on 13.12.2012 and his services also came to be regularised. He was transferred to the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court at Valangaiman where he joined duty on 03.05.2013 and thereaft
Suspended employees are entitled to subsistence allowance as a matter of right, and proper disciplinary proceedings must be initiated post-conviction under Rule 17(c).
Suspension orders under Rule 5 of the Gujarat Civil Services Rules must be reviewed within 90 days; failure to do so invalidates the suspension.
The court upheld the authority's discretion to continue suspension in the context of a pending criminal proceeding, considering the seriousness of the charges and the need for further proceedings.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the application of rule 54-B of the Fundamental Rules and the discretion of the Disciplinary Authority in justifying a suspension and determining e....
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