Permitting delinquent Employee to Continue at Same Place is not in Public Interest

Neerja Shrivastava Vs State of MP & Ors. (Madhya Pradesh HC) The issue under consideration is whether person is entitled to continue at the same place where he was posted at the time of passing the suspension order and committing the alleged misconduct? In the present case, during the lockdown period due to Covid 19 effect, four persons had died by consuming poisonous liquor at Ratlam and the Respondent No. 4 being the in charge of the district has been prima-facie found to be careless in controlling the sale of illicit liquor in the district, therefore, he has been placed under suspension...