Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court (Bilaspur), WPS No. 1501 of 2024, decided 07.03.2024 by Justice Narendra Kumar Vyas. Head Master's writ petition against departmental suspension dated 19.02.2024 (misconduct/alcohol allegation) disposed of; court declined to revoke suspension while enquiry pending, fixed a six-month outer time-limit for completion of the disciplinary enquiry, and left the final decision to the Disciplinary Authority on the basis of the enquiry's finality and the record. Relevant to scope of judicial interference with suspension orders pending disciplinary enquiry.
What did the court decide?
Writ petition disposed of with a direction that the disciplinary enquiry be completed within an outer limit of six months from receipt of a copy of the order, after which the Disciplinary Authority is to decide the matter; the request for revocation of suspension was not entertained at this stage.