Suspending Public Representative on Suspicion of Corruption Without Proof Will Harm Electorate, Says Rajasthan High Court
Discretionary power under service law must be exercised judiciously, held the Rajasthan High Court on September 2025, while allowing a writ petition filed by Ramswaroop Bhati, Chairman of Municipal Board, Jaitaran, challenging his suspension over alleged irregularities in the issuance of residential pattas. Justice Kuldeep Mathur, while delivering the judgment in Ramswaroop Bhati v State of Rajasthan & Ors., emphasized that public representatives are elected by the public to serve…