High Court Of ChhattisgarhWPS/4674/2021disposed off

Chandra Kumar Baghel v. Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited

2021-09-06Hon'Ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy2 pages

-1NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 4674 of 2021 Chandra Kumar Baghel S/o Shri K. R. Baghel Aged About 47 Years R/o Village Kachandur, Tahsil Gunderdehi, District Balod Chhattisgarh ---- Petitioner

Versus

1. Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited Vidyut Sewa Bhawan, Danganiya, Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh

2. The Chairman Chhattisgarh State Power Companies Limited, Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh

3. The Executive Director (Hr) Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited, Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh

4. The General Manager (Hr) Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited, Raipur District Raipur Chhattisgarh

5. The Executive Engineer (O And M) Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited, Balod District Balod Chhattisgarh ---- Respondents For Petitioner :

Mr. Kshitij Sharma, Advocate.

Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Order on Board 06/09/2021

1. Aggrieved by the decision taken by the respondents on 05.04.2021 Annexure P-1, the present writ petition has been filed.

2. The order under challenge is an order of punishment whereby the petitioner has been inflicted with a penalty of stoppage of two annual increment with cumulative effect.

3. During the course of hearing, it has been revealed that petitioner has already preferred a departmental appeal to the respondent no.2 against

-2the order of punishment dated 26.06.2020 and the appeal is still pending consideration before the Authorities concerned.

4. Given the fact that departmental appeal of the petitioner is already pending consideration before the respondent no.2, it would not be proper for this Court at this juncture to enter into the merits of the case. Accordingly, the writ petition at this juncture stands disposed of directing the respondent no.2 to consider and decide the appeal on its own merits in accordance with law at the earliest preferably within a period of 60 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order.

5. Respondent no.2 is expected to decide the appeal by a speaking order considering all the contentions that the petitioner has raised in the appeal. 6.

With the aforesaid observations, the present writ petition stands disposed of.

Sd/- (P. Sam Koshy) Judge Rohit