IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Writ Petition No.3909 of 2008 Date of Decision: 14.3.2008 Vinod Parkash Verma Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASBIR SINGH HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.C. PURI Present: Shri Vikram Singh, Advocate for the petitioner Jasbir Singh, J. (Oral) The petitioner was working as Principal in Senior Secondary School Bastli, District Karnal. An FIR was recorded against him under the provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act. He was arrested and taken in custody on 7.12.2007. Taking note of above said FIR, order dated 5.2.2008 (P/1) putting him under suspension was passed. He has filed this writ petition by stating that once released from detention, authorities were bound to reinstate him in service. To say so, reliance has been placed upon Rule 7.5 of the Punjab Civil Services Rules Volume-I Part-I (in short the Rules). The said Rule has been reproduced at page 7 of this writ petition. After going through the contents of the Rule, referred to above, we are satisfied that the authorities have a jurisdiction to suspend an employee during pendency of criminal proceedings. Admittedly, FIR is still pending against the petitioner. The petitioner has further relied upon Civil Writ Petition No.3909 of 2008 judgment of this Court in CWP No.5687 of 1994 decided on 30.9.1994, opining that once suspension has been ordered only on account of arrest/ detention, in view of Rule 7.5 of the Rules, it has to be withdrawn on release from detention. We feel that ratio of the judgment is not applicable to the facts of this case. It is not coming out from the facts of that case, that the petitioner therein was also arrested in a corruption case. So far as the present petitioner is concerned, criminal proceedings are pending against him. No case is made out for interference. Dismissed. (Jasbir Singh) Judge March 14, 2008 (K.C. Puri) gk Judge 2