https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308159 A harmonious reading of Sections 2(9), 39A and 56 of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 shows that an Additional Municipal Commissioner appointed for a corporation is subject to disciplinary control by the municipal authorities and not only by the State Government. The Commissioner may suspend such an officer and initiate departmental proceedings, subject to statutory requirements, because a contrary construction would create an unworkable vacuum in disciplinary control. The challenge based on prolonged suspension also failed: the Court held that the disciplinary process should be completed expeditiously rather than nullified, and the suspension was to continue until conclusion of the inquiry. The writ petition was dismissed. en-us Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Sun, 04 Jun 2023 19:47:13 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308159 A harmonious reading of Sections 2(9), 39A and 56 of the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act, 1949 shows that an Additional Municipal Commissioner appointed for a corporation is subject to disciplinary control by the municipal authorities and not only by the State Government. The Commissioner may suspend such an officer and initiate departmental proceedings, subject to statutory requirements, because a contrary construction would create an unworkable vacuum in disciplinary control. The challenge based on prolonged suspension also failed: the Court held that the disciplinary process should be completed expeditiously rather than nullified, and the suspension was to continue until conclusion of the inquiry. The writ petition was dismissed. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 31 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308159