STATE OF ORISSA vs BAIDHAR SAHU — C.A. No. 3015/1997

Summary The Supreme Court allowed the State of Orissa's appeal, holding that the Collector of Koraput had valid authority to suspend Stipendiary Engineer Baidhar Sahu in contemplation of disciplinary proceedings. The Court rejected the Administrative Tribunal's reasoning that suspension powers could not be delegated to the Collector merely because the Governor later empowered the Collector to inflict minor punishments, finding that the Governor's delegation of suspension authority under Rule 12 remained independent and exercisable. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.