A charge sheet was framed against the respondent on 5 7 1990 and was sent to the Engineer in Chief, at Bhopal for effecting its service who in his letter dated 8 11 1990 requested the Chief Engineer Central at Jabalpur to serve the charge sheet on the respondent.
The endorsement made by the head clerk on 21 12 1990, ads thus The Head Clerk had gone to Pahadukodi and met Shri Tiwari, Executive Engineer, and gave him the letters.
The respondent challenged the order of suspension in the Administrative Tribunal on the round that the disciplinary proceedings were initiated after the expiry of 90 days and that therefore, suspension was without jurisdiction and void.
By proceeding dated 24 4 1990, the respondent was suspended and it was served on him on 25 9 1990.
1056 of 1992, which by its order dated 27 8 1992 set aside the order of suspension.
Engineer, Panna who deputed his head clerk to serve the charge sheet on the respondent.
But as informed by the Head Clerk in writing that he refused to accept the said letters on some pretext, the same are being sent to you in original.
That plea found favour with the tribunal in OA No.
Thereafter, the service was effected after the expiry of 90 days.
The appellant had companytemplated disciplinary proceedings against the respondent and companysidered it expedient to keep the respondent under suspension pending the said proceedings.
Delay companydoned.
Leave granted.
Thus, this appeal by special leave.
The latter in turn endorsed it to the Supdt.
