1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR. WRIT PETITION NO. 5567 OF 2007 Vinayak Dhapedkar .vs. Nagpur Improvement Trust ________________________________________________________________ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders or directions and Court's or Judge's orders. Registrars orders. CORAM: A.P. LAVANDE & PRASANNA B. VARALE, JJ. DATED: FEBRUARY 2, 2009. Heard Mr. S.P. Hedaoo, the learned Counsel for the petitioner and Mr. S.K. Mishra, learned Counsel for the respondent. By this petition, the petitioner challenges his continued suspension from 10.6.1992 and further seeks an order for revocation of suspension. The petitioner is an accused in Criminal Case No. 383/93 along with other accused in the Court of Judicial Magistrate, First Class-2, at Nagpur for offences under Sections 420, 406, 468, 462 & 471 of Indian Penal Code. On behalf of the respondents, reliance has been placed upon Circular dated 18.10.2007 issued by State of Maharashtra by which in respect of those accused who are facing trial for offences punishable with imprisonment for five years and more and are under suspension, the employer is permitted to continue the suspension till the disposal of the Criminal Case. In view of the said Circular which is not even being challenged, we find that the challenge preferred by the petitioner in this petition has no merit. Mr. S.P. Hedaoo, the learned Counsel for the petitioner, states that the petitioner is under suspension for a period of almost 2 16 years and the trial in the above referred case is delayed since some of the accused are not remaining present during the trial. He further submitted that direction be given to the learned Magistrate to expedite the disposal of the case and dispose of the same within a reasonable time frame. Mr. S.K. Mishra, learned Counsel for the respondent, has no objection if the Criminal Case is expedited. In view of the above, the Writ Petition is dismissed. However, Judicial Magistrate, First Class-2, Nagpur is directed to expedite the Criminal Case No. 383/93 and ensure disposal of the same expeditiously. JUDGE JUDGE. J.