UNION OF INDIA & ORS vs NAVNEET KUMAR

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$~64 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 7917/2018 UNION OF INDIA & ORS .....Petitioners Through: Mr. P.S Singh CGSC with Mr. Rajneesh K Sharma, Mr. Mrityunjay Kumar Singh, Mr. Aditya Tomar, Ms. Shivangi Sharma and Mr. Amit Achraya, Advocates versus NAVNEET KUMAR .....Respondent Through: Mr. R.V. Sinha, Mr. A.S. Singh and Ms. Shreya Sharma, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 06.05.2026 C. HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The respondent was placed under suspension by the following order dated 17 June 2017: “ORDER Whereas, departmental proceedings are contemplated against Shri Navneet Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Customs, ACC, Kolkata. Now therefore, the President in exercise of powers conferred by Rule 10(1) (a) of Central Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1965 hereby places said Shri Navneet Kumar, Deputy Commissioner under suspension with Immediate effect. It is further ordered that during the period of suspension, the headquarters of Shri Navneet Kumar, Deputy Commissioner will be the office of Chief Commissioner of Central Excise, Kolkata Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:AJIT W.P.(C) 7917/2018 Page 1 of 8 KUMAR Signing Date:11.05.2026 15:05:14 Zone and said Shri Navneet Kumar shall not leave the headquarters without obtaining the pervious permission of the competent authority. He will be entitled to receive subsistence allowance as per FR. 53. By order and in the name of the President Sd/- (Sukh Lal Meena) Under Secretary to the Government of India” 2. Asserting that the suspension could not continue for more than six months without any charge-sheet having been issued to him, the respondent approached the Central Administrative Tribunal1 by way of OA 915/2018,