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SUJOY PAUL
Rashmi Rekha Mishra – Appellant
Versus
State of Madhya Pradesh – Respondent
ORDER :
Sujoy Paul, J.
This petition takes exception to the order dated 18-4-2023 whereby the petitioner, Principal, Government Ayurvedic College, Burhanpur is placed under suspension.
2. In short, the admitted facts between the parties are that after placing the petitioner under suspension on 18-4-2023, the Department has issued a charge-sheet to the petitioner on 14-7-2023 (Annexure IA-1) filed with I.A.No. 15567 of 2023. The case of petitioner is that suspension order does not contain any reason for placing the petitioner under suspension. It is passed in a routine manner without application of mind. Subsequently, while issuing the charge-sheet, certain subsequent events were taken into account which were not available at the time of issuance of suspension order and therefore, suspension order is liable to be interfered with.
3. Shri Sanjay K. Agrawal, learned counsel for the petitioner by reading all the charges one by one urged that none of the charges are so grave which requires suspension of the petitioner. For stale allegations, petitioner is placed under suspension. He placed reliance on the judgment of Apex Court in (1994) 4 SCC 126, State of Orissa vs. Bimal Kumar Mohanty an
Suspension orders must reflect independent decision-making by statutory authorities and cannot be arbitrary or merely routine; otherwise, they may violate constitutional rights.
The main legal point established in the judgment is that the appointing authority must exercise independent discretion when issuing a suspension order, as required by Regulation 4(1) of the Regulatio....
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....
The court ruled that suspension orders must adhere to legal standards and cannot be arbitrary, emphasizing the need for proper justification and adherence to procedural rules.
Suspension of a government servant must be based on serious allegations and objective consideration, with documented reasoning to prevent arbitrariness.
The court affirmed that an employee's suspension can be validly issued without formal reinstatement following a prior suspension, provided the employer-employee relationship continues.
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