Moti Lal vs State Of Rajasthan ...
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[2023/RJJD/002671]

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 1732/2023

Moti Lal S/o Late Lachcha Ram, Aged About 43 Years, House No. 144, Hiragaro Ka Was, Mataji Ka Bara, Tehsil Bali, District Pali. (Presently Head Constable No. 719 Under Suspension, Headquarter Reserve Police Line Sirohi).

----Petitioner Versus

1. State Of Rajasthan, Through The Secretary, Department Of Home Affairs, Government Of Rajasthan, Jaipur.

2. The Superintendent Of Police, Sirohi.

                                                                      ----Respondents


For Petitioner(s)              :     Mr. N.R. Budania
For Respondent(s)              :     -



                        JUSTICE DINESH MEHTA

                                         Order

27/01/2023

1. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner aggrieved

against the order dated 15.06.2021 (Annex.-1), 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

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

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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 facts and 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 - 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 respondents 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 630-Ramesh/-

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