Dr. Ram Kumar Khunte v. State Of Chhattisgarh
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 980 of 2019 Dr. Ram Kumar Khunte S/o Shree Chinta Ram Khunte, Aged About 43 Years, Assistant Teacher (Lb), Posted At Government Primary School, Pachari, Block - Pamgarh, District - Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh, R/o Village Pachari, Post Pakariya, Tahsil / Thana - Pamgarh, District - Janjgir - Champa Chhattisgarh.
---Petitioner
Versus
1. State Of Chhattisgarh, Through The Secretary, School Education Department, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Raipur Chhattisgarh.
2. District Education Officer, Janjgir - Champa Chhattisgarh.
3. Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat District - Janjgir Champa, - Chhattisgarh.
4. The Chief Executive Officer, Janpad Panchayat, Pamgarh, District - Janjgir - Champa Chhattisgarh.
---Respondents For petitioner :
Shri Mateen Siddiqui, Advocate.
For State :
Shri Rahul Mishra, Dy.G.A.
Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 14/02/2019 1.
The limited relief which the petitioner has sought through the instant Writ Petitions is for a direction to the respondents to take an appropriate decision on the disciplinary proceedings that were initiated against the petitioner.
2.
According to the counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner was placed under suspension in the year 2006 and the suspension was subsequently revoked and taken back in service in the year 2015. Meanwhile, the Enquiry
Officer concluded the enquiry and had submitted the enquiry report also to the Disciplinary Authority. However, the Disciplinary Authority till date has not taken any decision.
3.
The grievance of the petitioner is that, because of the pendency of disciplinary proceedings, the juniors to the petitioner have got promoted and the petitioner is still languishing as Siksha Karmi Grade III. - - 4.
Given the facts and circumstances of the case, let the Disciplinary Authority in so far as the petitioner is concerned take an appropriate decision on the enquiry report that has been furnished by the Enquiry Officer at the earliest preferably within a period of 45 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order.
5.
It shall be the responsibility of the petitioner to apprise the respondents so far as the order passed by this Court is concerned. Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Sumit JUDGE