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2020 DIGILAW 307 (RAJ)

Moram Bai v. State of Rajasthan

2020-01-31

GOVERDHAN BARDHAR, SABINA

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JUDGMENT : Sabina, J. 1. Appellant has filed this appeal challenging the order dated 31.05.2019 passed by the learned Single Judge, whereby, writ petition filed by the appellant was dismissed. 2. We have heard learned counsel for the appellant and the learned State counsel and have gone through the record available on the file carefully. 3. By way of the writ petition, appellant had challenged the order dated 15.03.2019, whereby, he was suspended mentioning therein that he had been found accepting bribe. 4. Learned Single Judge while dismissing the writ petition filed by the appellant has taken into consideration the fact that apart from the order of suspension dated 15.03.2019, charge sheet had been served upon the appellant in an enquiry under Rule 22(2) of the Panchayati Raj Rules, 1996. 5. As per Section 38(4) of the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, the State Government may suspend any member including a chairperson or a deputy chairperson of a Panchayati Raj institution against whom an enquiry was initiated under sub-sec. (1) or against whom any criminal proceedings in regard to an offence involving moral turpitude is pending trial in a court of law. 6. In the present case appellant was caught red-handed while accepting bribe in a trap organized by Anti Corruption Bureau. An enquiry had been initiated against the appellant under Rule 22 of the Panchayati Raj Rules, 1996. Hence, learned Single rightly dismissed the petition filed by the petitioner. Therefore, no ground for interference is made out. Dismissed.