DAYA NAND Vs. STATE OF HARYANA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner has filed this writ petition for the issuance of a writ in the nature of Certiorari for quashing suspension order dated 20.7.2000 (Annexure P8).

(2.) THE petitioner has averred that he joined Haryana State Co -operative Development Federation Limited, Chandigarh (hereinafter referred to as Harcofed) in the year 1972 as a Distributor and was promoted as Compositor on 2.12.1974 and was further promoted as Store Keeper on 12.1.1989. Since 1989, lie is holding the post of Store Keeper -cum -Assistant. The Government appointed Shri B.P. Jangra as Chairman of Harcofed in January, 2000. At that time, Shri S.P. Kaushik was the Managing Director of Harcofed. After being appointed as Chairman, respondent No. 5 started interfering in the day to day affairs of Harcofed and was all the time trying to influence Shri S.P. Kaushik, Managing Director Shri S.P. Kaushik did not come under the influence of respondent No. 5 and he filed a complaint against respondent No. 5 alleging coercion and undue influence being exerted by respondent No. 5. Shri S.P. Kaushik levelled various allegations against respondent No. 5. A copy of complaint dated 24.4.2000 is annexed as P1.

(3.) THE petitioner has further averred that after the registration of F.I.R., he filed Criminal Misc. No. 18699 -M of 2000 before the High Court and was granted anticipatory bail on 6.9.2000 (Annexure P2). In pursuance of aforesaid F.I.R., Shri S.P. Kaushik was transferred from the post of Managing Director on 5.5.2000 and was further placed under suspension on 6.6.2000. Similarly, the petitioner who was working as Store Keeper/Assistant was shifted vide order dated 10.4.2000 (Annexure 3). After the transfer of Shri S.P. Kaushik, Shri S.P. Sharma was posted as a Managing Director of Harcofed (Annexure P4).