Rushi Guman Singh vs State Of Orissa & Ors

The Supreme Court upheld the High Court's dismissal of the appellant's Writ Petition challenging the deemed suspension under Rule 12(4) of the Orissa Civil Services (CCA) Rules, 1962. The Court affirmed that the disciplinary authority acted within its powers to place the appellant under deemed suspension following the quashing of his earlier removal order. The judgment clarified that the procedural safeguards under the OCS (CCA) Rules were adhered to, and the appellant was given an opportunity to respond to the show cause notice before any final decision was made.