Sunday, November 1, 2020

Patna High Court suspends 4 Judicial Officers pending disciplinary proceedings against them

Patna High Court has issued orders dated 19 October and 20 October 2020 suspending four judicial officers in the light of disciplinary proceedings pending against them. The officers placed under suspension including 1) Savita Rani - Principal Magistrate, Juvenile Justice Board, Bhojpur at Ara (Civil Judge Senior Division), 2) Sanjeev Kumar Chandriyavi- Principal Magistrate, Juvenile Justice Board, Patna (Civil Judge Senior Division), 3) Tribhuwan Nath- ADJ, Sheohar and 4) Ram Sujan Pandey-Sub-Judge III-cum Secretary, DLSA, Sheohar,

As per the order dated 19 October, 2020, a disciplinary proceeding against Savita Rani, Principal Magistrate, Juvenile Justice Board, Bhojpur at Ara (Civil Judge Sr. Division) is pending. Now, therefore, the Court, in exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-rule (1) of Rule 9 of the Bihar Government Servants (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 2005, has placed Savita Rani, Principal Magistrate, Juvenile Justice Board, Bhojpur at Ara (Civil Judge Senior Division) under suspension with immediate effect and till the pendency of the enquiry or until further orders with her headquarters attached with the District Judgeship's at Ara (Bhojpur). It is further ordered that during the period that this order shall remain in force, the said, Savita Rani, Principal Magistrate, Juvenile Justice Board, Bhojpur at Ara (Civil Judge Senior Division) shall not leave the station without obtaining the previous permission. The officer shall be entitled to get subsistence allowance as per Rule 96 of the Bihar Service Code during the suspension period. 

As per the dated 19 October, 2020, a disciplinary proceeding against Sanjeev Kumar Chandriyavi, Principal Magistrate, Juvenile Justice Board, Patna (Civil Judge Senior. Division) is pending. Now, therefore, the Court, in exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-rule (1) of Rule 9 of the Bihar Government Servants (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 2005, places Sanjeev Kumar Chandriyavi, Principal Magistrate, Juvenile Justice Board, Patna (Civil Judge Senior Division) under suspension with immediate effect and till the pendency of the enquiry or until further orders with his headquarters attached with the District Judgeship's at Patna. It is further ordered that during the period that this order shall remain in force, the said, Sanjeev Kumar Chandriyavi, Principal Magistrate, Juvenile Justice Board, Patna (Civil Judge Senior Division) shall not leave the station without obtaining the previous permission. The officer shall be entitled to get subsistence allowance as per Rule 96 of the Bihar Service Code during the suspension period. 

As per order dated 20th October, 2020, a disciplinary proceeding against Tribhuwan Nath, ADJ, Sheohar is pending. Now, the Court, in exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-rule (1) of Rule 9 of the Bihar Government Servants (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 2005, has placed Tribhuwan Nath, ADJ, Sheohar under suspension with immediate effect and till the pendency of the enquiry or until further orders with his headquarters attached with the District Judgeship's at Sheohar. It is further ordered that during the period that this order shall remain in force, the said, Tribhuwan Nath, ADJ, Sheohar shall not leave the station without obtaining the previous permission. The officer shall be entitled to get subsistence allowance as per Rule 96 of the Bihar Service Code during the suspension period. 

As per order dated 20th October, 2020, a disciplinary proceeding against Ram Sujan Pandey, Sub-JudgeIII-cum Secretary, DLSA, Sheohar is pending. Now, the Court, in exercise of the powers conferred by Sub-rule (1) of Rule 9 of the Bihar Government Servants (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 2005, placed Ram Sujan Pandey, Sub-Judge-III-cum Secretary, DLSA, Sheohar under suspension with immediate effect and till the pendency of the enquiry or until further orders with his headquarters attached with the District Judgeship's at Sheohar. It is further ordered that during the period that this order shall remain in force, the said, Ram Sujan Pandey, Sub-Judge-HI-cum Secretary, DLSA, Sheohar shall not leave the station without obtaining the previous permission. The officer shall be entitled to get subsistence allowance as per Rule 96 of the Bihar Service Code during the suspension period. 

The Court exercised its powers under Rule 9 of the Bihar Government Servants (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 2005. The Rule empowers the “appointing authority” to suspend a government servant from service if disciplinary proceedings or criminal investigations have been initiated against them. An appointing authority may also suspend a government servant from service if the person has done an act prejudicial to the security of the state.



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