HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE L. NARASIMHA REDDY WRIT PETITION No.16553 OF 2010 ORDER: Petitioner is working as Assistant Divisional Engineer (Operations) in the Cooperative Electrical Supply Society Limited, Siricilla, Karimnagar District – 1st respondent herein. He is also Vice- President of the Employees’ Union of that organization. Through order dated 09-07-2010, the 1st respondent placed the petitioner under suspension. A charge memo was issued on 15-07-2010 framing three charges against the petitioner. He submitted reply thereto. It is stated that the enquiry has since been completed and the enquiry officer submitted a report. Petitioner challenges the order of suspension. 2. Petitioner contends that he is addressing a meeting of the Contract Labourers of the organization and that was treated as an act of indiscipline and there is absolutely no basis for the order of suspension. 3. Respondents filed counter affidavit denying the allegations. According to them, the petitioner insighted the contract employees and has even made an attempt to prevent certain officials from attending the meeting that was convened by the President on 17-06-2010. 4. The purpose underlying the order of suspension pending enquiry, is to prevent the delinquent employee from influencing the course of enquiry. Once the enquiry is completed, necessity to place the employee under suspension virtually ceases. On the other hand, continuing an employee under suspension, even after conclusion of the enquiry, would not be in the interest of the organization. It shall have to pay salary even in the form of subsistence allowance without extracting any work from him. Further, the charges levelled against the petitioner are not that severe as to warranting suspension. 5. Hence, the Writ Petition is allowed and the order of suspension is set aside. It is left open to the respondents to conclude the departmental proceedings initiated against the petitioner. If any fresh charge sheet is issued, it hardly needs any mention that the necessary action in pursuance thereof, shall be taken in accordance with the relevant provisions of law. There shall be no order as to costs. ____________________ L. NARASIMHA REDDY, J October 04, 2010. KTL