What is suspension

1. What is suspension? Suspension is a temporary deprivation of office. The contract of service is not terminated. However, the Govt. servant placed under suspension is not allowed to discharge the functions of his office during the period of his suspension. It is not a penalty under the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965. It is only an intermediate step. However, it visits the Government servant with civil consequences. An appeal lies against the order of suspension (under Rule 23(i)) and the employee is entitled to receive subsistence allowance during the period of suspension. 1.2 An order of suspension should be made with considerable amount of care and thought. The number of suspended officials is to be kept at the minimum. Hence, before placing a Govt. servant under suspension, it should be found out whether the purpose could be achieved by transferring him to an other place or asking him to go on leave, etc.