IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No.1235 (S/S) of 2009 Uday Kumar Shrotriya S/o Late Shri Hari Om Shrotriya . .……… Petitioner Versus State of Uttarakhand and others ……… Respondents Hon’ble Tarun Agarwala, J. Heard Shri Sudhir Kumar, the learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri N.P. Sah, the learned Standing Counsel for respondent No.1 and Shri B.D. Upadhyaya, the learned counsel for respondent Nos. 2 to 4. The petitioner has challenged the suspension order dated 25/11/2009. It transpires that a fact finding committee submitted a report with regard to the shortcomings in the store in which the petitioner was working as a Store Superintendent. A show cause notice was given to which he submitted a reply. The disciplinary authority, after considering his reply found that the reply was not satisfactory and that charges were serious and accordingly issued a suspension order pending initiation of the disciplinary proceedings. The Court has perused the impugned order and finds that there is an allegation of financial irregularity to the tune of Rs.53,14,703/- which by itself is serious in nature. Consequently, the Court does not find any reason to interfere in the suspension order at this stage. The writ petition fails and is dismissed. It is however directed that in the event the chargesheet is not served upon the 2 petitioner within four weeks from the date of the production of a certified copy of this order, it would be open to the petitioner to apply for the revocation of the suspension order. If such an application is filed, the authority will consider the matter and decide the same within three weeks thereafter. (Tarun Agarwala, J.) Dated 24.12.2009 Shiv