THE COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition no. 133 of 2006 (SS) Ramesh Singh s/o Sri Jeet Singh R/o village Manjar, Patti Oun, Tehsil Pratap Nagar, District Tehri Garhwal …………. Petitioner Versus 1. Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd 2. Manager (Electrical) Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd. ……. Respondents Sri H.M. Raturi, Advocate for the petitioner Sri U.K. Uniyal Sr. Advocate for the respondents. Dated: February 15, 2006 Hon’ble Rajesh Tandon J. Heard Sri H.M. Raturi counsel for the petitioner and Sri U.K. Uniyal counsel for the respondents. Both the parties have agreed that the case be finally disposed of at this stage. By the present writ petition the petitioner has prayed for a writ of certiorari quashing the order of suspension dated 19.12.2005. Briefly stated the petitioner is posted as Junior Technician in Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Ltd. The petitioner has submitted that he was on leave from 23.7.2005 to 28.7.2005 and during that period some persons of his village made a false complaint against him and he was arrested by the Police. He remained in unlawful custody from 25.7.2005 to 28.7.2005 under section 151 Cr.P.C. Consequently the 2 respondent vide order dated 19.12.2005 suspended the petitioner from service. The petitioner has submitted that the proceedings of the criminal case has been dropped and he has been exonerated from the criminal case on 21.10.2005. Since, the petitioner has been acquitted from the criminal court, therefore, his suspension order is also liable to be revoked. In view of the above, liberty is given to the petitioner to file a representation before the authority concerned for revocation of the order of suspension on the ground that he has already been released. The said representation shall be made within a period of one week after the receipt of the certified copy of this order. The respondents are directed to decide the same within two weeks thereafter. Subject to the aforesaid observations, the writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. Dated: 15.2.2006 Rajesh Tandon J. *Dhyani