Shambhu Nath Pandey v. The State Of Bihar And ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.8656 of 2015 =========================================================== Shambhu Nath Pandey son of Late Mathura Pandey, residnt of Village- Mahendra Colony, P.S. Bettiah Muffasil, Distt- West Champaran .... .... Petitioner/s

Versus

1. The State of Bihar through the Principal Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Bihar, Patna

2. The Principal Secretary, Agriculture Dept., Bihar, Patna

3. The Director, Agriculture Dept., Bihar, Patna

4. The District Magistrate, West Champaran at Bettiah

5. The District Agriculture Officer, West Champaran at Bettiah.. .... Respondent/s =========================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Umesh Chandra Verma For the Respondent/s : Mr. Neeraj Raj, AC to SC 19 =========================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY KUMAR TRIPATHI ORAL JUDGMENT Date: 09-07-2015 Suspension was warranted under the circumstances which are now emerging not only from the order of suspension contained in Annexure- 11, which is as recent as 14.5.2015 but also from reading of the set of charges, which has also been served upon the petitioner. The petitioner can very well offer his explanation on those charges before the enquiry officer and if he is satisfied with the explanation, he will close the matter or else the law and the procedure laid down under CCA Rules will come into play. The occasion for interfering with the suspension order at this stage has not arisen. Writ application is dismissed with the above direction to the enquiry officer.

(Ajay Kumar Tripathi, J) sk U