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2015 (4) TMI 1357 - HC - Indian LawsSuspension of petitioner - petitioner remains suspended for more than eight months merely on the ground that a criminal complaint has been lodged against the petitioner and a charge-sheet has been filed in connection therewith - HELD THAT:- Merely because the petitioner has been charged with having accepted a bribe and marked currency notes may have been recovered from the petitioner, it does not imply that the petitioner is guilty before he is pronounced as such. However self-righteous and indignated the employer may feel, it would be arbitrary and unreasonable to subject an employee to an indefinite period of suspension over a criminal trial that the employee or the employer may not be able to control. The indefinite period of suspension in case of the petitioner must end with immediate effect. Accordingly, the appellate order impugned dated March 18, 2015 and the decision of the bank to continue the suspension of the petitioner are set aside and the petitioner is permitted to join such duties as the bank may assign to the petitioner by the beginning of May, 2015 - It will be open to the bank to transfer the petitioner to some other branch or assign such duties that may not involve any contentious matter. The petitioner should be communicated his next place of posting within a period of a week from date. The petitioner will be entitled to the regular salary and emoluments from the day the petitioner resumes his duties. Petition allowed.
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