Krishna Kumar Sughoshmani v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 1248 of 2020 • Krishna Kumar Sughoshmani S/o Late C.R. Sughoshmani Aged About 56 Years Posted As Assistant Grade-III, In The Office Of Government Handicapped Children Home, Village Adawal, Tahsil Jagdalpur, District Bastar, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Social Welfare Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Atal Nagar Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh

2. Director Office Of Directorate Social Welfare Department, Mahanadi Khand, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. Collector (Social Welfare) Jagdalpur, District Bastar, Chhattisgarh

4. Dy. Director Social Welfare Department, Jagdalpur, District Bastar, Chhattisgarh

5. Superintendent Government Handicapped Children Home, Village Adawal, Tahsil Jagdalpur, District Bastar, Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri Lalit Jangde, Advocate For Respondents/State :

Ms. Akanksha Jain, Dy. GA Hon'ble Shri Justice Goutam Bhaduri Order On Board 25/02/20

1. Heard.

2. Challenge in this petition is to the order of suspension dated 23.01.2020 passed by the respondent No.2.

3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the petitioner has been suspended without giving any opportunity of hearing and the allegations on

which the petitioner has been suspended are false, therefore, the suspension order needs to be revoked.

4. Per contra, learned State counsel opposes the arguments advanced by learned counsel for the petitioner.

5. Perusal of the order Annexure P-1 dated 23.01.2020 would show that the serious allegations have been attributed to the petitioner that the petitioner being the Assistant Grade-II while was in the Government Physically Handicapped Boys Hostel used to consume liquor, used to abuse to the handicapped children and the staff members and used to get his clothes washed from the daily wage employees and in case of any resistance then in turn the petitioner used to extend threat to remove the daily wage employees from the service. The petitioner contends that he is innocent and false allegations have been attributed. The aforesaid defence of the petitioner can only be gone into during the course of departmental enquiry. At this stage, no finding can be arrived at and nothing has been placed before this Court to show that the suspension is mala fide or out come of any ulterior motive.

6. Under the circumstances, I do not find any reason to interfere with the order of suspension. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed. Sd/- Goutam Bhaduri Judge Ashu