Rajasthan High Court
Prateek Soni Son Of Shri Ramesh ... vs Managing Director, Jaipur ... on 18 August, 2021
Bench: Inderjeet Singh
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN
BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 2165/2020
Prateek Soni Son Of Shri Ramesh Chandra Soni, Aged About 42
Years, By Caste Soni, Resident Of Plot No. 10/551, Kaweri Path,
Mansarovar, Jaipur (Raj.)
----Petitioner
Versus
1. Managing Director, Jaipur Vidhyut Vitran Nigam Limited,
Vidhyut Bhawan, Janpath, Jyoti Nagar, Jaipur (Raj.)
2. State Of Rajasthan Through Principal Secretary, Food Civil
Supplies And Consumer Affairs Department Rajasthan,
Secretariat, Jaipur.
3. Controller, Legal Metrology Rajasthan, Consumer Affairs
Department, First Floor Rtdc Head Quarter, (Hotel
Swagatam Premises), Jaipur (Raj.)
4. Director, Indian Institute Of Legal Metrology, Ranchi,
Jharkhand.
----Respondents
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Sumer Sharma, Adv. On behalf of
Mr. Sanjay Sharma, Adv.
For Respondent(s) : Mr. Shailesh Prakash Sharma, Adv.
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE INDERJEET SINGH
Order
18/08/2021
1. The matter pertains to suspension of the petitioner.
2. The Hon'ble Supreme court in the matter of Ajay Kumar
Choudhary Vs. Union of India (UOI) and Ors. Reported in 2015(7)
Supreme Court Cases, 291 in para No.21 has held as under:-
"21. We, therefore, direct that
the currency of a suspension
order should not extend
beyond three months if within
this period the memorandum
of charges/charge-sheet is not
served on the delinquent
(2 of 3) [CW-2165/2020]
officer/employee; if the
memorandum of
charges/charge-sheet is
served, a reasoned order must
be passed for the extension of
the suspension. As in the case
in hand, the Government is
free to transfer the person
concerned to any department
in any of its offices within or
outside the State so as to
sever any local or personal
contact that he may have and
which he may misuse for
obstructing the investigation
against him. The Government
may also prohibit him from
contacting any person, or
handling records and
documents till the stage of his
having to prepare his defence.
We think this will adquately
safeguard the universally
recognised principle of human
dignity and the right to a
speedy trial and shall also
preserve the interest of the
Government in the
prosecution. We recognise that
the previous Constitution
Benches have been reluctant
to quash proceedings on the
grounds of delay, and to set
time-limits to their duration.
However, the imposition of a
limit on the period of
suspension has not been
discussed in prior case law,
and would not be contrary to
the interests of justice.
Furthermore, the direction of
the Central Vigilance
Commission that pending a
criminal investigation,
departmental proceedings are
to be held in abeyance stands
superseded in view of the
stand adopted by us."
3. In view of the judgment passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court
in the matter of Ajay Kumar Choudhary Vs. Union of India (supra),
I deem it just and proper to direct the respondents to consider the
(3 of 3) [CW-2165/2020]
case of the petitioner for revocation of suspension within a period
of 60 days by passing a speaking and reasoned order strictly in
accordance with law. However, the petitioner is at liberty to file
fresh writ petition if need so arises.
4. Ordered accordingly. The writ petition so also the stay petition
stands disposed of.
5. Interim order passed by this court shall continue till final order
passed by the respondents.
(INDERJEET SINGH),J
Jyoti/217
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