https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309604 Suspension under Rule 10(3) of the Kerala Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1960 was examined in light of a detention-based order that continued for more than 15 months while the investigation remained incomplete. The Court noted that suspension is not punishment by itself, but prolonged suspension can assume the character of punishment when delay in completing the investigation is unexplained. On that basis, it held the petitioner entitled to immediate reinstatement in service and directed expeditious consideration of the request to revoke the suspension. en-us Thu, 07 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 12 Sep 2023 22:28:58 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309604 Suspension under Rule 10(3) of the Kerala Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1960 was examined in light of a detention-based order that continued for more than 15 months while the investigation remained incomplete. The Court noted that suspension is not punishment by itself, but prolonged suspension can assume the character of punishment when delay in completing the investigation is unexplained. On that basis, it held the petitioner entitled to immediate reinstatement in service and directed expeditious consideration of the request to revoke the suspension. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 07 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=309604