Dr. Vaibhav Avinash Mhaske, a Group-B medical officer at the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation's Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial (YCM) Hospital, has been suspended after being found in an inebriated state while on duty. This incident disrupted essential hospital services, according to Shabnam News. The hospital dean had informed the General Administration Department about Dr. Mhaske's intoxicated condition.
As per the Shabnam News report, Dr. Mhaske's suspension orders were issued for violating the Maharashtra Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1979 (Rules 3 and 28), and the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act (Section 56 (1)). The suspension is effective from the date of the order, in accordance with the Maharashtra Civil Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1979 (Rule 4) and the Maharashtra Municipal Corporations Act (Section 56 (2)). A departmental inquiry has been approved against him under Rule 8 of the Maharashtra Civil Services (Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1979.
The hospital administration has been instructed to implement this order and submit an acknowledgment. A charge sheet for the inquiry must be filed within 15 days. During his suspension, Dr. Mhaske will receive a subsistence allowance as per the rules. He is strictly prohibited from engaging in any other employment or business during the suspension period. He is required to submit a signed affidavit by the 20th of each month, confirming that he has no other employment. His headquarters will remain in Pimpri, and he is not permitted to leave without the permission of his superiors.
