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2015 DIGILAW 405 (MAD)

S. Manikandan v. District Manager, Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation

2015-01-23

K.RAVICHANDRA BAABU

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Judgment 1. Mr.M.Muniyasamy, learned Standing Counsel takes notice for the respondent. 2. By consent of both the parties, the main writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal at the stage of admission. 3. Heard the learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel appearing for the respondent. 4. The petitioner is challenging the order of suspension. The petitioner was placed under suspension based on certain allegations. Therefore, it for the authorities to conduct an enquiry and pass final order and this Court is not expressing any view on the merits and the contention raised by the petitioner in respect of those allegations at this stage. As the suspension order came to be passed on 26.03.2014 and under similar circumstances this Court has already directed the authorities to complete the disciplinary proceedings and pass final orders within a period of three months, this writ petition is disposed of with the following directions: a) It is open to the respondent to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner 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 petitioner 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 petitioner is entitled to be reinstated into service immediately thereafter. 5. With the above directions, the writ petition is disposed of. Consequently, the connected Miscellaneous petitions are closed.