Ramdhan Tandel v. Jai Prakash Mourya

NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR CONT No. 333 of 2015 Ramdhan Tandel S/o Ravidas Aged About 59 years, Assistant Project Directorate, District Rural Development Agency (DRDA), District-Surajpur, R/o Village And Post Diwanpur (Maratarai) Tahsil Patthalgaon, Civil & Revenue District Jashpur Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

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Jai Prakash Mourya S/o Shri M.L. Mourya Aged About 38 Years Chief Executive Officer, Zila Panchayat Jashpur, District Jashpur Chhattisgarh (Respondent No. 4), Presently Posted As An Additional Collector, Bilaspur District Bilaspur Chhattisgarh ---- Respondent For Petitioner - Shri Dharmesh Shrivastava, Advocate Order On Board 23/07/2015 Heard.

Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that even though an order was passed by this Court on 16.07.2014 for concluding the departmental enquiry as early as possible, no efforts have been made by the respondent to conclude the enquiry. He submits that after the passing of the order, steps have not been taken to proceed with the enquiry.

2. Though, no specific time limit has been fixed, the spirit of the order requires the respondent to conclude the enquiry as early as possible. More than one year has elapsed The grievance is that for last one year, no proceedings have taken place.

3. If the respondent does not conclude the enquiry within a period of four months from the date of receipt of copy of this order, which is now being passed, this Court shall be constrained to initiate contempt proceedings.

4. With the aforesaid observations, the petition is disposed off. Sd/- Manindra Mohan Shrivastava J U D G E Rekha