Order On Board

15.02.2024

1. With the consent of learned counsel for the parties, the matter is heard finally.

2. This Writ Petition has been filed by the petitioner under Article

226 of the Constitution of India to quash the punishment order dated 10.10.2017 (Annexure P/1) whereby, without complying with Rule 8 of the Chhattisgarh Panchayat Service (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1999 (in short “the Rules, 1999) and by revoking suspension of the petitioner, penalty of withholding of one annual increment with cumulative effect was imposed. It was further directed that the petitioner shall not be entitled to any other allowances except the subsistence allowance for the suspension period.

3. Brief facts of the case are that the petitioner was working as Assistant Teacher (Panchayat) at Government Primary School Bichhiya, Post and Block Basna, District Mahasamund (C.G) and he was placed under suspension by order dated 26.02.2016 (Annexure P/2). Vide the impugned order, the suspension order was revoked and while revoking the suspension order, the petitioner has been awarded punishment of stoppage of one annual increment with cumulative effect and that petitioner would not be entitled for an