Control Vest

Control vest, when the words 'control' and 'vests' are read together they are strong terms which convey an absolute control in the authority in order to effectuate the policy underlying the rules and makes the authority concerned the sole custodian of the control of the servants and officers of the Municipal Corporation. The term 'control' is of a very wide connotation and amplitude and includes a large variety of powers which are incidental or consequential to achieve the powers vested in the authority concerned. Suspension from service pending a disciplinary inquiry has clearly been held to fall within the ambit of the word 'control', Corporation of the city of Nagpur v. Ramchandra, (1981) 2 SCC 714: AIR 1981 SC 626. [City of Nagpur Corporation Act, (2 of 1950), s. 59(3)(b)]