Disciplinary Action—Suspension -------The petitioner submitted that an enquiry was got conducted in pursuance of the order dated 21.9.2021 and the petitioner was appointed as a member of the Five Member Committee. The counsel for the petitioner submitted that if the Authorities were not satisfied by the enquiry conducted by the said Committee, then a further enquiry could have been got conducted. If the conducting of the enquiry was not to the satisfaction of the superior authorities, then it was not such an offence which would result in any major punishment. As per the proviso to Rule 4 of the Uttar Pradesh Government Servants (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1999, suspension should be resorted to only if the enquiry which was conducted would result in a major punishment. The court observed that the Matter requires consideration.

Held that:- The Hon’ble High Court stayed the effect and operation of the order dated 7.1.2022 till the next date of listing.