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SANJAY DWIVEDI
Rakesh Kumar Verma – Appellant
Versus
State of M. P. – Respondent
ORDER
1. Since pleadings are complete and learned counsel for the parties are ready to argue the matter finally, therefore, on their joint request, it is finally heard.
2. In this petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the assail is made to an order dated 4.4.2025 (Annexure-P/11) passed by respondent No.2, whereby the petitioner has been placed under suspension.
3. As per facts of the case, the petitioner being an in-charge Principal was performing his duties at Government Shaheed Bhagat Singh P.G. College, Pipariya. However, during the course of evaluation of answersheets, certain irregularities were noticed and made viral on social media and thereafter, an enquiry was conducted wherein statements of various persons were recorded and then, the Enquiry Committee submitted its report vide letter dated 3.4.2025 disclosing the fact that the answer-sheets, which were to be evaluated by one Ms. Khusbhu Pagare, Guest Faculty, got evaluted by one Pannalal Pathariya, Lab Technician Class-IV employee. The enquiry report further revealed the fact that Ms. Khusbhu Pagare, in her statement, had admitted the fact that for evaluating the answer-sheets on her behalf, she had
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....
Suspension of a government servant must be based on serious allegations and objective consideration, with documented reasoning to prevent arbitrariness.
Point of Law : Mandate of an outer limit of 3 (three) months is only for the purpose of drawing up a departmental proceeding and the requirement to undertake an exercise of review prior to the said p....
Suspension orders must reflect independent decision-making by statutory authorities and cannot be arbitrary or merely routine; otherwise, they may violate constitutional rights.
When an administrative decision is illogical or suffers from procedural impropriety or it shocks conscious of Court in a sense that it is in defiance of logic or moral standards, power of judicial re....
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