Case Law Analysis
|Punjab and Haryana High Court
Rule 4(5)(b) Punjab Civil Services Rules | Indefinite Suspension Without Departmental Inquiry Illegal; Reinstatement & Subsistence Allowance Mandated : Punjab & Haryana HC
Punjab & Haryana High Court rules that indefinite suspension without initiating departmental proceedings violates Rule 4(5)(b) of Punjab Civil Services Rules. The court mandated reinstatement and payment of arrears of subsistence allowance within six weeks, directing completion of proceedings within four months to prevent prejudice to the employee.