Lucknow, Jul 8 (PTI) The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court has stayed the suspension of Kanpur Chief Medical Officer Dr Haridutt Nemi after the state government took action against him following a standoff with district magistrate Jitendra Pratap Singh.

Justice Manish Mathur was acting on Nemi's plea challenging the suspension which took place on on June 19.

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The court granted four weeks to the state government to file its counter affidavit.

Advocate L P Mishra, appearing for Nemi, argued that his client was suspended without an inquiry.

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Mishra submitted even otherwise the allegations ex- facie would not result in any major penalty and therefore suspension could not have been resorted to in terms of UP Government Servants (Discipline and Appeal) Rules 1999.

"Prima-facie, submissions advanced by the petitioner's counsel have force and require consideration," the court said while seeking the stand of the state government.

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