R.Saravanan ... Vs. the Block Development Officer, and anr.

writ petition came to be numbered by transfer of o.a. no.6309 of 1999 on the file of the tamil nadu administrative tribunal praying modification of the orders issued by the 2nd respondent in circular memo no. s4(5)/35346/96 dated 10th sept., 1998, and proceedings no.s4 (5)/49367/98 dated 26th nov., 1998 and orders issued by the 3rd respondent in proceedings roc. no.4236/98/a2 dated 24th sept., 1998 and proceeding no.5090/98-1/a2 dated 23rd dec., 1998 and declare that the applicant herein should be deemed to have continued as draughting officer in a supernumerary post of draughting officer w.e.f. the date of her joining duty in the post of draughting officer on 6.10.1983 and to have her pay fixed on par with thiru k.palanisamy w.e.f. the date of her joining duty as draughting officer on 6.10.1983 in terms of g.o. ms. no.395, public works department dated 22nd june, 1998. 1. the petitioner states that he joined as panchayat assistant in kethureddipatti village in the year 2007. while so, he was placed under suspension by order dated 24.09.2009 based on serious allegation that he received bribe from co-workman one gopal for giving salary arrears and he was also arrested on 24.09.2009. he made a representation dated 16.04.2010 to revoke the suspension and to reinstate him in service. the petitioner has come with the writ petition to direct the second respondent to dispose of his representation dated 16.04.2010. since the prayer in the writ petition is a very limited one, a direction is issued to the second respondent to consider the representation of the petitioner and to pass orders thereon on merits and in accordance with law within a period of eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. it is made clear that there is no bar for the second respondent to keep the petitioner under suspension till the criminal case is over and till the enquiry is completed, since as the charge against the petitioner is severe in nature. however as a representation is made by the petitioner, the second respondent is directed to consider and pass orders within a period eight weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order. accordingly, this writ petition is disposed of. no costs.