LAWS(MAD)-2011-2-573

IRUDAYARAJ Vs. SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT TAPCO DEPARTMENT CHENNAI

Decided On February 08, 2011
IRUDAYARAJ Appellant
V/S
SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, (TAPCO) DEPARTMENT, CHENNAI Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) ASSAILING the correctness of the order of dismissal, Mr.S.Selvathirumurugan, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the alleged disqualification pertains to the year 1990 and there is an inordinate delay of 18 years in framing the issues. Initiation of disciplinary proceedings is actuated with a mala fide intention and in order to defeat the petitioner's genuine claim of seniority and deployment. In this context, he relied on decisions of this Court in P.V.Mahadevan v. M.D.Tamil Nadu Housing Board reported in 2005 (4) CTC 403 and S.Rathinavelu v. T.N.Water Supply and Drainage Board reported in 2009 (2) CTC 513.

(2.) LEARNED counsel for the petitioner further submitted that even if the delinquent is suspended pending enquiry, he is entitled to subsistence grant, but the petitioner was denied salary for the month of December' 2009. Therefore, the petitioner was deprived of a reasonable opportunity to effectively defend the charges. In support of the above contentions, he placed reliance on the decisions of the Apex Court in Ghanshamdas Srivastava v. State of M.P., reported in 1971 (3) SCC 802, Ghanshamdas Srivastava v. State of M.P., reported in 1973 (1) SCC 653, State of Maharashtra v. Chandrabhan Tale reported in 1983 (3) SCC 387 and Jagdamba Prasad Shukla v. State of U.P., reported in2000 (7) SCC 70.

(3.) " Refutting the above contentions, the respondents have filed detailed counter affidavits and made submissions, which are dealt with in the latter paragraphs of this order. Heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the materials available on record.