Anil Kumar Chandrakar v. State Of Chhattisgarh

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 1055 of 2018 Anil Kumar Chandrakar S/o Shri Hanuman Prasad Chandrakar, Aged About 42 Years R/o Village And Post Jairamnagar, Tahsil And Police Station Masturi, District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh., District : Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Its Secretary, Department Of Panchayat And Rural Development, Mahanadi Mantralaya Police Station And Post Rakhi, New Raipur, District Raipur Chhattisgarh.

2. Collector, Office Of Collectorate, Ambikapur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh.

3. Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O.) Zila Panchayat, Surguja, District Surguja Chhattisgarh.

4. Additional Chief Executive Officer / Enquiry Officer, Zila Panchayat, Surguja, District Surguja Chhattisgarh.

5. Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O.) Janpad Panchayat, Lakhanpur, District Surguja Chhattisgarh.

---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Abhishek Pandey, Advocate.

For Respondents / State :

Ms. Sunita Jain, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Order On Board 01/02/2018 Heard.

1.

Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the departmental enquiry as initiated against the petitioner is pending consideration for last three years and as the same is not being considered and decided by the respondent authorities and therefore, direction may be issue to the respondent authorities to decide the same expeditiously.

2.

The prayer appears to be fair and reasonable. 3.

Be that as it may, respondent No. 2 - Collector, Ambikapur is directed to consider and take a decision on the pending departmental enquiry as initiated against the petitioner in accordance with law preferably within a period of four months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. 4.

With the aforesaid observation, the writ petition stands finally disposed of. No order as to cost(s).

SD/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge Priyanka