ORDER

This writ petition is filed challenging the order of suspension dated 10.09.2019 passed by the second respondent on the petitioner.

2.The petitioner, who is working as a Drawing Teacher in the Government Higher Secondary School Kadaladi, Ramanathapuram District is placed under suspension by the Second respondent the Chief Educational Officer, Ramanathapuram vide impugned proceedings dated 10.09.2019, based on a criminal case registered against him in Crime No.101 of 2019 on the file of the Kadaladi Police Station for the offence punishable under Sections 341, 294(b) and 506(i) IPC r/w Section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Woman Act, 2002 that this petitioner harassed a woman Teacher working in the same school.

3.According to the petitioner the said criminal case was foisted against him, since he filed a direction petition before this Court in Crl.O.P(MD)No.691 of 2019 for a direction for reinvestigation of the case in Crime No.126 of 2015, on the file of the Kadaladi Police, registered for the offence punishable under Sections 457 and 380 IPC, for missing of 20 laptops worth about Rs.2,67,900/- from the school. The petitioner and his relatives were taken on i