The authority must consider a government employee's representation before suspending them under CCA rules, ensuring adherence to natural justice.

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BIBEK CHAUDHURI ORAL ORDER

4 17-12-2025 1. The petitioner is a suspended Executive Officer, Nagar Parishad, Siwan. An order of suspension was issued against him vide Notification No. 16 / Misc – 03-36 of 2025- 3608 dated 4^th of October, 2025. The notification by virtue of which the petitioner is suspended is recorded below:-

"सं0सं0-16/ववववध-03-36/2025 (शर् ी अनुभवू त शर् ीवासतव (वब०न०से०), नगर काररपालक पदावधकारी, नगार ववरषद, वसवान के ववरद आवररक अपराध इकाई, पटना के पतर् ांक-7535 वदनांक- 26.08.2025 दारा उनके जात एवं वैध सतर् ोतो से अवधक पवरसमपवत अवररत करने के संबंध मे आवररक अपराध राना कांड संखरा-20/2025, वदनांक-18.08.2025 धारा- 49/61 बी०एन०एस० 2023 एवं 13(2) सह पवठत 13 (1) बी०/12 भर् ०वन०अवध०-1988 दरर कर उनके वनवास एवं अनर वठकानो पर वदनांक-19.08.2025 को 04 (चार) सरानो पर तलाशी/छापेमारी कर आर से अवधक समपवत अवररत करने का गंभीर आरोप पर् वतवेवदत वकरा गरा है।

2. आवररक अपराध इकाई से पर् ापत सचू ना के

अनुसार पर् रम दृषटरा आर से अवधक समपवत अवररत करने का आरोप पर् मावणत पारे राने तरा उनका कृ तर वबहार सरकारी सेवक आचार वनरमावली, 1976 के वनरम- 3 (i) (ii) एवं (iii) के पर् वतकूल पारे राने के आलोक मे समरक् ववचारोपरांत वबहार सरकारी सेवक (वगीकर रण, वनरंतर् ण एवं अपील) वनरमावली, 2005 के वनरम 9 (1) के तहत शर् ी अनुभवू त शर् ीवासतव (वब०न०से०), नगर काररपालक पदावधकारी, नगर पवरषद, वसवान को आदेश वनगरत की वतवर से वनलंवबत वकरा राता है।

3. वनलंबन अववध मे शर् ी अनुभवू त शर् ीवासतव को वबहार सरकारी सेवक (वगीकर रण, वनरंतर् ण एवं अपील) वनरमावली, 2005 के वनरम 10 के

तहत अनुमानर दर से रीवन वनवारह भता देर होगा।

4. वनलंबन अववध मे इनका मुखरालर नगर ववकास एवं आवास ववभाग वनधारवरत वकरा राता है।

5. शर् ी अनुभवू त शर् ीवासतव के ववरद आरोप पतर् एवं ववभागीर काररवाही का संकलप अलग से

वनगरत वकरा रारेगा।

वबहार राजरपाल के आदेश से

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(रारीव रंरन वतवारी) सरकार के अवर सवचव।"

2. A plain reading of the order of suspension issued against the petitioner shows that Economic Offence P.S. Case No. 20 of 2025 dated 18^th of August, 2025 under Sections 49 / 61 of the BNS, 2023 read with Section 13 (2) and 13 (1) b / 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 was registered on 19^th of August, 2025 on the allegation that the petitioner had acquired assets disproportionate to his know source of income.

3. In view of institution of the above-mentioned criminal case, the petitioner was suspended under the provisions of Section 9 (1) of Bihar Government Servants (CCA) Rules, 2005.

4. The petitioner has approached this Court under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying for setting aside / quashing the order of suspension passed against him vide order dated 4^th of October, 2025.

5. It is submitted by the learned Advocate on behalf of the petitioner that previously a criminal case under the same allegation was registered against the petitioner by the Special Vigilance Unit in the year 2021. In that case also he was suspended. However, the said order of suspension was withdrawn by the Government vide Notification No. 4600 dated 31^st of August, 2023 on the basis of representation submitted by the petitioner and also due to the reasons that there was insufficient officer in the department to look after the works of the department.

6. It is submitted by the learned Advocate on behalf of the delinquent employee that he also submitted a representation to the Secretary, Urban Development and Housing Department, Bihar, Patna on 23^rd of August, 2025 making elaborate statement regarding the accumulated income of the petitioner and his family members as well as the sources of the said income. However, without considering the said representation, the petitioner was sus