Authority: High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital
Order Date: 31 July 2026
Case Overview
- Petitioner: Ashwani Kumar Sharma, Storekeeper at Bajpur Cooperative Sugar Factory Limited.
- Respondents: Bajpur Cooperative Sugar Factory Limited and another respondent.
- Petition filed under Writ Petition Service Single No. 2024 of 2026 challenging a suspension order dated 22 July 2026 issued by Respondent No.2 and directed by the Administrator/District Magistrate, U.S. Nagar, to a High‑Level Committee.
- Allegations: Discrepancy between scrap weight assigned to contractor (63 quintals) and weight found in vehicle outside the mill (222.40 quintals).
- Petitioner’s arguments: He was only a committee member for weighing, not responsible; only he and one other employee were suspended; charges not grave enough for dismissal under Uttar Pradesh Cooperative Sugar Mill Federation Employees Service Regulations, 1988; those regulations do not apply, standing orders of 27 September 1988 should govern.
- Respondents’ arguments: Petitioner is Storekeeper; carelessness of both petitioner and Godown In‑charge led to suspension; standing orders clause 12 require General Manager’s satisfaction for suspension; high‑level inquiry pending, thus suspension cannot be interfered with.
Final Outcome
- The Court found the allegations “very serious and grave” and declined to interfere with the suspension.
- Directed the respondents to complete the high‑level inquiry within four months from the date a certified copy of this order is produced.
- The writ petition was disposed of, and any pending applications were also disposed.
Topics: Court Decision, Labor Dispute, Sugar Industry