N. Saravanan v. District Manager, Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) Ltd. , Thanjavur
2015-01-22
K.RAVICHANDRA BAABU
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Judgment 1. Mr.M.Muniyasamy, learned Standing Counsel for TASMAC takes notice for the respondent. 2. Both the Writ Petitions are filed challenging the order of suspension. In the Writ Petition in W.P.(MD).No.750 of 2015, the order of suspension came to be passed on 31.03.2014, whereas in the Writ Petition in W.P.(MD).No.778 of 2015, the order of suspension came to be passed on 08.07.2014. Both the petitioners are the employees of the respondent Corporation working in their respective shops. They were placed under suspension through the impugned orders based on certain allegations. Even though such an order of suspension came to be passed in the March 2014 and July 2014 respectively, it is stated that sofar the petitioners have not been paid the subsistence allowance and no disciplinary proceedings have been initiated. In similar circumstances, this Court has considered and passed orders on several cases imposing certain conditions. 3. Accordingly, following one such order made in the Writ Petition in W.P.(MD).No.4394 of 2014 dated 17.03.2014, these Writ Petitions are disposed of, with the following directions:- (a) It is open to the respondent to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the petitioners and if any such proceedings is initiated, the same shall be completed and final order shall be passed within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. (b) The petitioners shall be paid subsistence allowance from the date of suspension till the respondent passes the final orders in the disciplinary proceedings. (c) If the respondent does not initiate any disciplinary proceedings as stated supra and pass final orders within the time stipulated, the petitioners are entitled to be reinstated into service immediately thereafter. Consequently, the connected miscellaneous petitions are closed. No costs.