High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPS/2447/2018allowed

Smt. Jermina Kindo v. State Of Chhattsgarh

2018-03-21Hon'Ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy2 pages

NAFR HIGH COURT of CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR Writ Petition (S) No.2447 of 2018 Smt. Jermina Kindo W/o W/o Shri Y. K. Kindo Aged About 48 Years Working On The Post Of Principal, Government Boys Higher Secondary School Darima, District- Surguja, Chhattisgarh. ----Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary Tribal Welfare Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2. Director Lok Sikshchan, Directorate Raipur, District- Raipur, Chhattisgarh., District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh

3. Collector, Surguja, Ambikapur, District- Surguja, Chhattisgarh., District : Surguja (Ambikapur), Chhattisgarh

4. District Education Officer, Ambikapur, District- Surguja, Chhattisgarh., District : Surguja (Ambikapur), Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents For petitioner :

Shri VK Pandey, Advocate.

For respondent-State :

Ms. M. Asha, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order On Board 21.03.2018.

1. The petitioner seeks a direction to the respondents for concluding Departmental Enquiry proceeding initiated against the petitioner at the earliest.

2. The grievance of the petitioner is that, though a departmental enquiry was initiated against the petitioner one year ago and the inquiry officer also having submitted the enquiry report, the disciplinary authority has not taken any further action on the said enquiry report.

3. The petitioner makes a limited prayer that the respondents be directed to pass a final order at the earliest on the enquiry initiated against him, to which the counsel for the State does not dispute.

4. Given the factual matrix of the case, this petition is allowed and the

respondent No.4 is directed to ensure that disciplinary proceedings initiated against the petitioner is concluded at the earliest preferably within a period of 60 days from the date certified copy of this order is made available to him. It is the responsibility of the petitioner to make available the copy of this order to respondent No.4.

5. With the aforesaid observations, the writ petition stands allowed and disposed of.

Sd/- (P.Sam Koshy) Judge inder