Rajendra Govindrao Malve v. Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited And Another
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 6660 OF 2019 RAJENDRA GOVINDRAO MALVE
VERSUS
MAHARASHTRA STATE ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION COMPANY LIMITED AND ANOTHER ...
Advocate for Petitioner : Mr. S. V. Kshirsagar h/f. Mr. Deshpande Ajay S.
Advocate for Respondents No. 1 & 2 :
Mr. U. S. Malte ...
CORAM:S. V. GANGAPURWALA & AVINASH G. GHAROTE, JJ.
DATE: 20th NOVEMBER, 2019 PER COURT:
1.
Mr. Kshirsagar, learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner is prosecuted under the provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act. At the same time, for the same charges departmental inquiry is proceeded. The learned counsel submits that even some of the charges in the departmental inquiry, though deal with negligence, the genesis is in the criminal
2 wp 6660.19 case and those charges also cannot be proceeded with.
2.
The learned counsel relies on the judgment of the Apex Court in the case of State Bank of India and Others Vs. Neelam Nag [2016 (8) SCALE, 826] as well as the judgment delivered by the Division Bench of this court in Writ Petition No. 4758 of 2014 and other companion matters decided on 23.9.2015.
3.
Mr. Malte, learned counsel for the respondents submits that there are other charges also in the departmental inquiry, which cannot be stalled on account of pendency of the criminal case. Those charges can be proceeded with. It is stated that in the criminal case filed against the petitioner before the Sessions Judge, the chargesheet is also filed. 4.
It has been held by this Court in Writ Petition No. 9553 of 2016 that parallel proceedings in criminal case and departmental proceeding may not proceed and the criminal case
3 wp 6660.19 was directed to be decided within one year and if the criminal case is not decided within a year then the departmental inquiry may proceed further. 5.
In respect of charges which are not concerned with the criminal case then there would be no bar to proceed with the departmental proceedings. 6.
The charges in the departmental proceeding are as under:
"१ कंपनीच्य उतपपयच्य बयबी व ्ेणे रकमय ्यंच्यपयसून कंपनीलय वंचचि ठेवणे.
(म.रय.वव.वव.कंपनी म्यरवयि कमरचयरी सेवय वववन्म -२००५ मधील सेवय वववन्म ८६(३) अंिरि अनु.क.४) २.
रैरशशिस्ि (म.रय.वव.वव.कंपनी म्यरवयि कमरचयरी सेवय वववन्म -२००५ मधील सेवय वववन्म ८६(३) अंिरि अनु.क.९) ३.
वरर् ककवय ्े् अचधकयऱ्यच्य आयेशियचे पयलन नय करणे. (म.रय.वव.वव.कंपनी म्यरवयि कमरचयरी सेवय वववन्म -२००५ मधील सेवय वववन्म ८६(३) अंिरि अनु.क.१३) ४.
चोरी, अपहयर, लबयडी, खोटे वहशिेब ठेवणे, कय्यरल्ीन यस्ितव् अनचधकृि वफरवयवफरव करणे, वव्ቫयसघयि, िसेच मंडळयच्य / कंपनीचय कयरभयर ककवय मयलमतय ्यसयंबयंधीि अफरयिफर ककवय अ्ቚयमयशणकपणय.
(म.रय.वव.वव.कंपनी म्यरवयि कमरचयरी सेवय वववन्म -२००५ मधील सेवय वववन्म ८६(३) अंिरि अनु.क.१४ ) ५.
कंपनीशिी दोह करणयरी कृत्े करणे.
(म.रय.वव.वव.कंपनी म्यरवयि कमरचयरी सेवय वववन्म -२००५ मधील सेवय वववन्म ८६(३) अंिरि अनु.क.१५) ६.
कोणिेही वन्म, पररप्ቔक, सूचनय ्यंचय भंर करणे.
4 wp 6660.19 (म.रय.वव.वव.कंपनी म्यरवयि कमरचयरी सेवय वववन्म -२००५ मधील सेवय वववन्म ८६(३) अंिरि अनु.क.२२ ) ७.
वनष्कयळ्ीपणय ककवय कयमयकडे युलरक करणे.
(म.रय.वव.वव.कंपनी म्यरवयि कमरचयरी सेवय वववन्म -२००५ मधील सेवय वववन्म ८६(३) अंिरि अनु.क.२३ ) ८.
कंपनीच्य कयमयसयठी बयह व्यककडून लयचेची मयरणी करन लयच स्वीकयरणे.
(म.रय.वव.वव.कंपनी म्यरवयि कमरचयरी सेवय वववन्म -२००५ मधील सेवय वववन्म ८६(४ ) च्य खयली वटपेनुसयर.) ९.
कंपनीच्य ्ቚचिमय ्नमयनसयि मयललन करणे.
(म.रय.वव.वव.कंपनी म्यरवयि कमरचयरी सेवय वववन्म -२००५ मधील सेवय वववन्म ८६(४ ) च्य खयली वटपेनुसयर.)"
7.
Considering the above, we pass following order :
(i) The Special Judge, Jalna shall decide pending Special ACB Case No. 23 of 2017, expeditiously and preferably within one year. (ii) The respondents shall not proceed with the departmental inquiry with regard the charges concerning the criminal case.
(iii) Apart from the charges, which are to be dealt with by the criminal case, the departmental inquiry need not be stalled.
(iv) In case the Special Judge does not conclude the proceedings within one year, then there would be no impediment for the respondents
5 wp 6660.19 to proceed with the departmental inquiry for all charges.
(v) Writ petition is disposed of. No costs.
(vi)The registry shall communicate this order to the concerned Special Judge.
[AVINASH G. GHAROTE, J.] [S. V. GANGAPURWALA, J.] marathe