1 CGHC010105452017 2026:CGHC:34820 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 5551 of 2017 1 - Ashok Rao Ranke S/o Late Shriram Ranke, Aged About 53 Years R/o Old Shiv Mandir, Vaishali Nagar, Bhilai, District Durg Chhattisgarh P. S. Supela Bhilai , Chhattisgarh ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - Uco Bank Through Chairman And Managing Director, 10 B. T. M. Sarani Kolkata West Bengal Pin 700001, West Bengal 2 - Zonal Manager, U C O Bank Chhattisgarh Eye Hospital Campus Telibandha, Raipur 492006 Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh ... Respondent(s) For Petitioner : Dr. Shiv Kumar Shrivastava, Adv. For Respondents : Mr. Ravindra Sharma, Adv. Hon’ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order On Board 7.8.2026 1) By way of this petition, petitioner has sought following reliefs :- 10.1 Hon'ble court may kindly be pleased to issued writ of mandamus, certiorari or any other or direction against the Respondents to restore constitutional rights of the Petitioner. 10.2 Hon'ble court may kindly be pleased to issue necessary directions to the Respondents to treat his period of suspension as on duty in terms of provisions of their own rule and regulations. 10.3 Hon'ble court may kindly be pleased to issue necessary directions to the Respondents to release full amount of wages and allowances and all other privileges of the süspension period (after adjusting substance allowance already been paid). Digitally signed by AJINKYA PANSARE Date: 2026.08.07 17:18:02 +0530 2 10:4 Hon'ble court may kindly be pleased to issue necessary directions to the Respondents to follow their own rules and regulations which permits to pay full amount of wages and allowances and all other privileges of the suspension period to the Petitioner (after adjusting substance allowance already been paid) when no departmental enquiry was held against him or he has not been punished for any of the misconduct under the rules of Respondent bank. 10.5 Hon'ble court may kindly be pleased to issue necessary directions to the Respondents to pay all dues and other consequential benefits of the suspension period with back dated effect with interest, as deem fit in this case. 10.6 Hon'ble court may kindly be pleased to call the entire record of the Respondent of the circumstances under which the Petitioner has been deprived from his legitimate benefits of the wages and allowances and all other privileges of his suspension period. 10.7 Any other relief which may be deemed fit by this Hon'ble Court for consideration of just and proper in the facts and circumstances of the case may also be given to the petitioner. 2) Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner joined the service under respondent-bank on 11.11.1980 and a criminal case u/s 34(2) of CG Excise Act was registered against petitioner on 5.12.2005. He further submits that petitioner was placed under suspension and he was acquitted by the competent criminal Court vide judgment dated 31.12.2013. He contends that after acquittal, petitioner approached the respondent authorities seeking revocation of suspension and payment of arrears of salary but the representation made by the petitioner dated 30.1.2014 was rejected. He further contends that no inquiry was initiated against the petitioner and no penalty was inflicted therefore respondent 3 authorities were under obligation to reckon the period of suspension as service period and make payment of arrears. He has referred Clause 12(b) of the memorandum of settlement entered into between the workmen and the bank dated 21.6.2002. He prays to allow this petition. 3) On the other hand, learned counsel for the respondents would oppose. He submits that criminal case was registered against the petitioner therefore he was placed under suspension and he is not entitled to receive arrears for the period of suspension. He further submits that this petition deserves to be dismissed. 4) Heard. 5) Taking into consideration the submission made herein-above, this petition is hereby being disposed reserving liberty in favor of the petitioner to make a detailed representation before the respondent authorities within period of 90 days. It is expected that the authority(s) concerned shall take appropriate decision on the representation, if so moved by the petitioner in light of Clause 12(b) and other relevant clauses of memorandum of settlement dated 21.6.2002. 6) With the aforesaid direction, this petition is disposed. However, it is made clear that this Court has not expressed any opinion on the merits of case. Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) JUDGE A j i n k y a