https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308825 Service suspension is not governed by an absolute three-month rule. The Court held that Ajay Kumar Choudhary cannot be read as laying down a universal limit ending suspension if a charge-sheet is delayed, and that suspension remains a recognised preventive measure under service law. It further held that a later co-equal Division Bench view in R. Balaji could not override earlier binding larger Bench and Constitution Bench authority, and was treated as per incuriam. A challenge to suspension must be assessed on the facts, gravity of the allegations, and applicable service rules, and revocation with posting in a non-sensitive role cannot be granted automatically. en-us Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 26 Jul 2023 08:17:02 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308825 Service suspension is not governed by an absolute three-month rule. The Court held that Ajay Kumar Choudhary cannot be read as laying down a universal limit ending suspension if a charge-sheet is delayed, and that suspension remains a recognised preventive measure under service law. It further held that a later co-equal Division Bench view in R. Balaji could not override earlier binding larger Bench and Constitution Bench authority, and was treated as per incuriam. A challenge to suspension must be assessed on the facts, gravity of the allegations, and applicable service rules, and revocation with posting in a non-sensitive role cannot be granted automatically. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 15 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=308825