JABALPUR, India, March 31 -- Madhya Pradesh High Court issued the following judgment/order on Feb. 26:

1. By the instant intra court appeal, the appellant challenged the order dated 29.07.2025 passed by learned Single Judge in WP No.31580 of 2023, whereby the petition preferred by the appellant seeking full pay and allowance for the period of suspension, was dismissed.

2. The appellant was working on the post of Manager/Assistant Engineer in Madhya Pradesh Madhya Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Ltd. and he was arrested in the month of June, 2018 during investigation of a crime registered against the appellant and his family members under Sections 498-A and 304-B/34 of IPC upon the incident of death of his wife by hanging herself and the appellant remained in custody till October, 2018, as he was ordered to be released on bail by order dated 03-10-2018 in M.Cr.C. No.35328 of 2018. The appellant was placed in suspension however, upon the representation submitted by the appellant, by order dated 22.07.2020, the suspension was revoked and later on, by judgment dated 14.01.2023, the appellant was acquitted. After the acquittal, the appellant submitted an application for payment of full salary of the suspension period, which was denied by order dated 10.11.2023 however, the suspension period was treated as on duty. The appellant preferred the subject Writ Petition No.31580 of 2023 seeking quashment of order dated 10.11.2023 and direction for payment of full salary for the period of suspension. The learned Writ Court by impugned order dated 29.07.2025 dismissed the petition.

3. With the consent of the parties, arguments heard for the purpose of final disposal of the appeal.

4. Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the appellant was placed under suspension on account of registration of criminal case against the appellant and his arrest in the criminal case. However, his suspension was revoked during the pendency of criminal case, and revocation order was not dependent upon the judgment of criminal case. Later on, the criminal case was culminated into acquittal. He further submits that as the appellant has been acquitted in the criminal case, there is no justification for denying the benefit of arrears of salary and other consequential monetary benefits. He prays for issuance of direction to respondents to pay arrears of the full pay during suspension period.

*Rest of the document can be viewed at: (https://mphc.gov.in/upload/jabalpur/MPHCJB/2025/WA/3405/WA_3405_2025_FinalOrder_26-02-2026_digi.pdf)

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