P&H: Upholds Pay Reduction for Officer After Roof Collapse at Village Building as principles Natural justice followed
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a retired Sub Divisional Officer’s challenge to disciplinary proceedings arising from the collapse of a roof slab at Maharana Pratap Bhawan in village Sambhali. Justice Nidhi Gupta upheld the penalty of reduction by two stages in pay with cumulative effect, imposed under the Haryana Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 2016.
The officer argued that he had taken charge only about three months before the incident and had not been informed about the construction. He said no estimate, technical file or approval had been placed before him, and challenged the inquiry for...
