^? (-er^— ^J.Nif!j C: :smyLt BE, \ IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BII.ASSPUR WRIT PET!T!QN (S) NQ. L/^3^0F 2010 ^ PETITIONER : ^-"^ Udho Prasad Sharma, S/o Late Shri Sam.aran Prasad Sharma, aged about 57 years, Manager (under suspension), Chhattisgarh State Civil Supplies Corporation, District Office Raipur, R/o Qum-'ter No.645, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Nagar, Raipur (CG). 1 Versus .^. ^.'y RESPONDENTS rc ^ ^ _c',/y, .<%/ 9a ^y ^" 3. State of Chhattisgarh, Through the Secret<iiy, Department of Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection, DKS Bhawan, Mantralaya, Raipur (CG). 2. Chhattisgarh State Civil Supplies Corporation, Raipur (CG), through its Ma.nagi.ng Director. ^' Managing Director, Chhattisgarh State Civil Supplies Corporation, Raipur (CG). 4. M.N. Prasad Rao, General Manager (Transport), Chhattisgarh State Civil Supplies Corporation, Raipur (CG). 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'ts"l;l'?' 4 Assailmg the waMdity offhe oider by wlilch ttee pxayer fbr revocatioii of suspeasioa has beea rcjected, leaxaed coi^tsel fcw ^kie petitioner subnute fhat fhe jpefit&oaer w^ placed uiider suapeastoa vide order dated 31st Juty, 2008 (Ama^xiire P-2) fbBtewed by fessia^aee of charge sheet oa 29.8.2008 (An&exure P-^. Oa 2.8.2008, fhe p^ltioiaer was arrested att the alteprtion of eommissio^ ofofeoee lA^idter Seetioiia 107 & 120-B offhe I.P.C. ^nd tfae petilioner reanaiaed under custody figom 2.8.2008 to 24.2.2009 until he was giaiited liatt. CImtige ^ie&t has ateo been sufoxndtfeed in tfae €ourtan 17.9.2(108. Leam.ed eoiila.tyel jEar fhe petiitioner submite fhat fhe petitfamer ia sufiferia^ ^Feat haidrihip because of crimaaal case as wefl as departmental enqiaiiy, v^fieh are goiag OB simulteeii3^ou^ aad on acxsoiia^ <rfw»tpKB^^Biaee toig. Ue is ateo facing fluancial hardship. It is fmrtbw siibaaritted ttot Ae veiy oxder of susj^asAmi, iit&tiafekm of aaquiiy^ re^^^iim crfcaritautoal casc^ prosecutfoa, arc aU baacless and fhe petitioaKr toas beea roped ia witbout aiiy ixiOTdv^Q»e3at 011 tiia part Tlie pNtdoner €»atyaeted as aa oflfcial commiiTiicator betoreen higtoer attfh^Mlly of tfa^ Hc^adqpEiarterB and the Distnct Offiee ofCiyilSuppIics Oorporatioa. L^arsied coiaxisel fbr c petyiCTMer itttto^^ wibmite fhat Ae petitloner made several rcpx^seiitafbns, placed o^teeotd^^ AaEi^xiapes P-4, P^S, P-6, P-7, P^, P-9, P-10 & P-11 firom time to time, birt no steps wcre taken. It is furfhersiilwttltted ttoat tfae Eespoiidait No.3 b^s adopted disciiaadxiatoxy attitude, iD^sHiucxb as <ro<sp»®teGiof RameA Tirteey, AssiBtaxit MwiB^er aad P.R. Yada^ haw bee^ CTWxteed <to 27.1.2010 & 17.2.2010 Tespectiycty. I'enatoatiioa of oae Narendra I<umar VisIxwrfcarH^ ag^ttost wliom offi^iK^ 4@7^ 468 aoid 409 of ihe IPC faas beea icgtotered, was FGinstat^l jai serwice wlfhout any suspeBs&on, '::'""-,,.?%. 3. WsSi:.,^. i ^ 1 |4 ^s^^ | ^\ ^ ^ , 7 ^.^""^^.^.^': ^^,-^.-^-^ FurtlwKr siri^axiissfem. <rf l^anxed ccneHasdl iw tfae petWoia^ that fiom fhe cpnteiits offheaote sheet (AaaaaesKUjre P-18), which les^dted to iie^ctkm ofpefttetoiijer^ lepreseiitatkm for icwocatio^ it Aa iweated 1&at fhe Managtiig Director has rejected fhe I'qMpraeiifatiDn for I'evocatioa of suspension, mahriy ictying on Ibe remarks ghsen by xespottdent Na.4. It te also subxaitted fbat <me Ptaveea SfaariBaw^ tl^ siiito c^artt^^^^^^ witfa co-accused Chmadxieafa & S<Kr ^a^^ ai^ tib^ petiliimer has beea v wxxmgty iow^ved wittioiat acy fault oai his part 5 On ^aiassd of order of siispeasioa dated ai.7.20(% (Aimexu»e P-2), contezuts o>f tte ehaa-gps ia fhe cfarn^e shc^ d^rted ^•8,30W (Aiiiii^^ P-3) aod ncrte sheets (AxiDjexare P-18), Mislbia^^b^ ttie aBe^tteii agaiast the petitKmer ^ce grave ici xiatui^, W'h^ttiCT ^tee^^^^<^ airc ultiniately made out or not is a inatter Ibr coasidcaatiMi itt the departmeirtal eaquiry aad crimiiaal proCT^diiigs, There is aottriaa^ oa record to show tfaat petitioner chaUeiigBd 13he Otder of suspeiurfon before any Court oflaw. In fhis petitlon, fhe pctiBtioncr htas pf^cd ftxr rawocatioa of auspension on the submission fhat tie has eoatiiiued under suspensioir for long aad suspeasion of ofheT employcea hais'e beeu icvokecL 6 Sco^ of inteifercnce ia matters rdata^ to siisipenskai i»csEtoemidty liinited aad fhis Couit caxuaot aet as anAppeIlate Autfaoritf. Rixan tiae contents of tiac .aote abeets (AiiaesEurc P-A8), ik ^i» fii^id that tfae decisicm to ject petitioaearii icpreseBtatioai Nis toeea JtdBBB^<rfkcr coasldcmtion of various factora, Drfafch cmuaot be said to be toetevaat or <e8d»aiicoias. The pet&tioaa^r liaa fi^d 1»^taaiio^straite fi^^ petftion fhat flie casc of Ae petittener aiad tibosc whoise sixspenafon haye bccn revoked are so idCTitical as to claim parity. Therefoae, tfae -4- Praveen groimd of disCTiaiiQatasm N xiot made oiit HesK3e,vt^3o iicrt fhad %y grousvd to iiitodSsro wifh Ito iEiipu^a^l oiderdated 8.7,2010. 7 The ls t submissioa ofteamed counscd for Ifae petltioaacr <toat lie aiay be given liberty to pray for wx?atioxi m fature ifcQattageaoies ao aaise 1; namely delay iu departmental enquixy, crimioal proceediiiga, new circumstances appesmag diuix^ departmea^tal enquiiy or on ofher l subsequent events acMd circuixiataaces, ia fhe opiiadoai ^fftiis Ccnart, no such Hberty is necessaiy, as the decfeion to xiegeet petiticmer?8 rqpreseiitation has been taken on the baaia of iBaterted fecte aad circumstances obtaioiiig on record 0x1 tihie date of rejectioii of petitioner^s appUcation. It woifld always be opeii for tlie petitioxiCT to claim rcvocation of suspensiodi on aay sabsequent eventa, fact8 aiid circumstaxices coiacerxiiag departoiexxtal eBjquiry or cdiaxiiikal ca^e, j 8 With fhe aforesaid observations, fhe petition is d&sixdssed. Sd/- ManindraMohanShrivastava