Suspension Period Spent in Gainful Private Practice to Be Treated as Leave, Employee Not Entitled to Salary: Jammu and Kashmir High Court

In a case involving allegations of medical negligence and service conduct, a Division Bench of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court comprising Justice Sanjeev Kumar and Justice Sanjay Parihar held that the suspension period of an employee who was gainfully engaged in private practice during that time should be treated as leave, and not as duty, thus disqualifying the employee from receiving full salary for that period. Doctor suspended after…