MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON DR SAJAN KURIEN MATHEW V/S THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS

JABALPUR, India, June 17 -- Madhya Pradesh High Court issued the following judgment/order on May 15:

[1] Invoking Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has filed this petition challenging the order dated 31.12.2025, whereby the petitioner has been terminated from service on account of certain misconduct found proved in the departmental inquiry.

2. The learned counsel for the respondents has raised a preliminary objection regarding the maintainability of this writ petition on the ground of availability of an alternate and efficacious remedy of filing an appeal before the Governor within 30 days.

3. The arguments of learned counsel for the parties are, therefore, heard on the issue of alternate remedy.

4. The facts n...