JUDGMENT

Both these writ petitions are filed by two Deputy Managers working under the respondents aggrieved by the action of the respondents in retaining them under suspension without even issuing a memo of charge, since 3.11.2016.

2. Petitioners in both these writ petitions were placed under suspension as per separate orders issued on 3.11.2016 which are produced as Ext.P1 in both these cases. The suspension was consequent to the registration of a crime by the CBI with FIR No.RC13 (A)/2016/CBI/ACB/COCHIN with respect to certain irregularities in sale of bulk gypsum. Both the petitioners are Deputy General Mangers in Special Products and Marketing Operations respectively. Petitioners were placed under suspension under sub rule (a)(ii) of rule 21 of FACT Employees' (Conduct, Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1977 for Managerial Personnel. Ext.P2 FIR was registered against them before the Court of Special Judge for CBI on 30.9.2016. Petitioners submitted Ext.P4 representation on 3.3.2017 before the 2nd respondent requesting to revoke the suspension pointing out that no memo of charges was served on them even after the expiry of 90 days from the date of suspension. They pointed out that in