https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180269 Suspension pending a departmental enquiry is distinct from dismissal or removal, so Article 311(1) is not attracted to a mere suspension order. The Court held that the High Court erred in quashing the suspension on that ground. It further held that Rule 12 of the Orissa Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1962 authorised the appointing authority, or an empowered subordinate authority, to suspend a Government servant when disciplinary proceedings were contemplated or pending. As the District Forest Officer had been made the appointing authority for Foresters, the suspension was valid and not vitiated for want of competence. en-us Fri, 22 Feb 1985 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 19 Mar 2016 13:05:20 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180269 Suspension pending a departmental enquiry is distinct from dismissal or removal, so Article 311(1) is not attracted to a mere suspension order. The Court held that the High Court erred in quashing the suspension on that ground. It further held that Rule 12 of the Orissa Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1962 authorised the appointing authority, or an empowered subordinate authority, to suspend a Government servant when disciplinary proceedings were contemplated or pending. As the District Forest Officer had been made the appointing authority for Foresters, the suspension was valid and not vitiated for want of competence. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 22 Feb 1985 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=180269