HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 74/2023 Prahlad Meena S/o Sh. Jagan Lal Meena, Aged About 48 Years, Resident Of Village Gadhikapura, Sawai Madhopur, Presently Village Meenapura, Tehsil Todabhim, District Karauli.
----Petitioner Versus
1. The State Of Rajasthan, Through The Secretary, Department Of Home Affairs, Government Of Rajasthan, Jaipur.
2. The Director General Of Police, Headquarter, Jaipur.
3. The Inspector General Of Police, Bikaner Range, Bikaner.
4. The Superintendent Of Police, Sriganganagar.
----Respondents
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Bhakti Singh Rathore for
Mr. Sushil Solanki
For Respondent(s) : -
JUSTICE DINESH MEHTA
Order
04/01/2023
1. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner aggrieved against the order dated 27.09.2021 (Annex.-2), whereby the petitioner has been placed under suspension.
2. The petitioner made representation, inter alia, indicating that challan against the petitioner has been filed and despite passage of sufficiently long time, the petitioner has not been reinstated and, therefore, the order of suspension requires review and the petitioner deserves to be reinstated.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner with reference to judgment in Manvendra Singh v. State of Raj. & Ors.: SBCW (Downloaded on 04/01/2023 at 08:56:57 PM) (2 of 2) [CW-74/2023] No. 4276/2018, decided on 21.12.2018 at Jaipur Bench submitted that the Court in the said judgment has dealt with the powers of the disciplinary authority under Rule 13(5) of the Rules of 1958 and appellate authority under Rule 22 of the Rules of 1958 and has held that the various circulars issued by the State Government laying down limitation to examine the revocation of suspension order after a period of three years from the date of suspension/after a period of one year from the date, the charge- sheet has been filed, was not justified and it was open for the authorities to examine the case for revocation of suspension even prior to the said periods fixed in the circular.
4. In the over all fact circumstances of the case as projected as well as the law laid down by this Court in the case of Manvendra Singh (supra), the writ petition filed by the petitioner is disposed of, the respondent No.4 - Disciplinary authority, is directed to decide the representations made by the petitioner in light of the judgment in the case of Manvendra Singh (supra).
5. The needful may be done by the respondent No.4 within a period of four weeks from the date a copy of this order is placed by the petitioner.
6. The petitioner would be free to file a further representation alongwith requisite documents before the disciplinary authority.
(DINESH MEHTA),J 126-Akansha/-
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