Dr. B. P. Soni v. State Of Chhattisgarh

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR WPS No. 2932 of 2017 Dr. B. P. Soni S/o Late Shri Buddhsen Soni Aged About 55 Years Veterinary Assistant Surgeon At Joint Director, Veterinary Services, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. Now His Services Has Been Transferred At Bhairamgarh, District Bijapur, Chhattisgarh.

---- Petitioner

Versus

1. State Of Chhattisgarh Through Secretary, Agriculture ( Animal Husbandry ) Department, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

2. Director, Veterinary Services, Chhattisgarh Government Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

3. Joint Director, Veterinary Services, Bilaspur, District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Shri A.S. Rajput, Advocate For State :

Shri Manish Nigam, Panel Lawyer S.B. Hon'ble Shri Justice Manindra Mohan Shrivastava Order On Board 31/07/2017 Heard.

1. The petitioner has raised a grievance that the departmental enquiry which was initiated against the petitioner way back on 16.9.2009 has not been concluded and because of pendency of the departmental enquiry, petitioner has been seriously prejudiced in the matter of consideration of his promotion to the next higher post and he also suffered supersession.

2. From the records, it is found that the enquiry officer has completed the enquiry and submitted the enquiry report on 11.1.2017. Therefore, in these circumstances, there is no reason why the departmental enquiry should not be concluded within a specified period.

3. Therefore, it would be expediently in the interest of justice to dispose off the matter at this stage with a direction that respondent No.1-State shall do well to conclude the enquiry and pass final order within a period of 3 months.

-24. The petition is accordingly finally disposed off. Sd/--/-- (Manindra Mohan Shrivastava) Judge Praveen