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WP(C) 113/2017. Gauhati High Court

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Case NumberWP(C) 113/2017
Judgement DateFebruary 17, 2019
CourtGauhati High Court

WP(C) No.113 of 2017

B E F O R E

HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SUMAN SHYAM

17.02.2017

He a rd Dr. B. Ahme d , le a rne d c o unse l fo r the p e titio ne r. Also he a rd Mr. D. P. Bo ra h, le a rne d Sta nd ing C o unse l, He a lth De p a rtme nt, a p p e a ring o n b e ha lf o f re sp o nd e nt No s.1, 2, 4 a nd 5 whe re a s Ms. M. Bha tta c ha rje e , le a rne d G o vt. Ad vo c a te , Assa m a p p e a rs o n b e ha lf o f re sp o nd e nt No .3.

Ag g rie ve d b y the o rd e r d a te d 21.06.2016 issue d b y the re sp o nd e nt No .2 whe re b y the writ p e titio ne r wa s p la c e d und e r susp e nsio n fo llo wing he r a rre st ma d e in c o nne c tio n with Ta ra b a ri Po lic e Sta tio n C a se No .47/ 2016, the p e titio ne r ha s a p p ro a c he d this C o urt b y filing the insta nt writ p e titio n.

Dr. Ahme d sub mits tha t the a lle g e d o ffe nc e , in c o nne c tio n with whic h the c rimina l p ro c e e d ing ha s b e e n initia te d a g a inst he r ha s g o t no c o nne c tio n with the o ffic ia l d uty o f the p e titio ne r. By re fe rring to Rule 6(2) o f the Assa m Se rvic e s (Disc ip line & Ap p e a l) Rule s, 1964, Dr. Ahme d sub mits tha t in a c a se whe re the d e te ntio n in the p o lic e c usto d y is ma d e o n a c c o unt o f a c ha rg e no t c o nne c te d with the d e c isio n ta ke n b y a g o ve rnme nt se rva nt, in d isc ha rg e o f o ffic ia l d uty, the p o we r o f susp e nsio n und e r Rule 6(1)(c ) o f the Rule s o f 1964 c a nno t a t a ll b e invo ke d b y the a utho ritie s. Ho we ve r, ig no ring the sa id p ro visio ns, sub mits Dr. Ahme d , the o rd e r o f susp e nsio n ma d e a g a inst the writ p e titio ne r ha s b e e n c o ntinue d sinc e 21.06.2016 to he r p re jud ic e .

By re fe rring to a no the r re c e nt d e c isio n o f the Ho n’ b le Sup re me C o urt in the c a se o f Aja y Kum a r C ho udhury vs. Unio n o f India a nd a no the r re p o rte d in (2015) 7 SC C 291 Dr. Ahme d sub mits

tha t in the sa id d e c isio n the Sup re me C o urt ha s o b se rve d tha t c o ntinua nc e o f the o rd e r o f susp e nsio n fo r lo ng p e rio d o f time is no t...

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