Chandigarh, Oct. 29 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court stayed suspension order and criminal proceedings ordered by Haryana energy minister Anil Vij against a sub-divisional officer (SDO) of Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) on October 10.

"Prima facie, the disciplinary action of placing the petitioner under suspension has only been motivated by the declaration made by respondent No.7 (Anil Vij), on account of the influence his designation wields," the bench of justice Harpreet Singh Brar noted while passing the order.

The court was hearing a petition from SDO, sub division, UHBVN, Guhla, Rahul Yadav who had approached high court alleging that the District Grievance Committee (DGC) chaired by Vij directed that the petitioner be ...