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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR
ORDER
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.1815/2014 Arjun Lal Kalal Vs. State of Rajasthan & Ors. Date of Order ::: 04th August, 2014 PRESENT
HON'BLE Dr. JUSTICE VINEET KOTHARI
Appearance:
Mr. Arjun Lal Kalal, petitioner present in person. Mr. Harish Babu Sharma, Executive Engineer (Litigation), O/o CE/WRD/ Zone, Jodhpur.
BY THE COURT:
1. The present writ petition is directed against the impugned suspension order of the petitioner, who was working as Junior Engineer in the Irrigation Department on deputation in the Panchayat Samiti- Kotda, Udaipur.
2. The ground taken for assailing the impugned suspension order is that the competent authority, namely, Chief Engineer of the Irrigation Department passed the suspension order way-back on 03.05.2013 once the sanction for prosecution against the petitioner was given by the competent authority, but the present suspension order was passed by the Development Officer of the Panchayat Samiti, Kotda on 07.03.2014, after a lapse of 9-10 months and, therefore, the said order was illegal.
3. While issuing notices in the present writ petition, an interim order was given in fa
