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V.Rajkumar v. The Secretary To Government,

2020-01-06Honourable Mr Justice N. Anand Venkatesh2 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF MADRAS

DATED: 06.01.2020

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE N.ANAND VENKATESH W.P.No.127 of 2020 V.Rajkumar

...Petitioner

V.

The Secretary to Government, Home (Transport-II) Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

...Respondent

PRAYER: Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying to issue a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent to pass orders on the statutory appeal preferred by the petitioner dated 02.12.2019 within a limited time frame fixed by this Court.

For Petitioner : Mr.M.Muthappan For Respondent : Mrs.K.Bhuvaneswari, AGP

O R D E R

This Writ Petition has been filed for issuance of a Writ of Mandamus, directing the respondent to pass orders on the Statutory Appeal filed by the petitioner, within a time limit fixed by this Court.

2. The case of the petitioner is that when he was working as a Motor Vehicle Inspector, Grade-I, a charge memo came to be issued. The petitioner gave his explanation to the charge memo and an Enquiry Officer was appointed and an enquiry report was also submitted. Based on the enquiry report, the Disciplinary Authority has held that the charges have been proved against the petitioner and he was imposed with a punishment of stoppage of increment for two years without cumulative effect. This punishment was effected by an order dated 01.11.2019. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

3. Aggrieved by the said order, the petitioner has filed an Appeal before the respondent on 02.12.2019. The petitioner has made a request to this Court to direct the respondent to dispose of the Appeal, within a time limit fixed by this Court.

3. Heard Mr.M.Muthappan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mrs.K.Bhuvaneswari, learned Additional Government Pleader appearing on behalf of the respondents.

4. Taking into consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case and the limited relief sought for by the petitioner, there shall be a direction to the respondent to consider the Appeal filed by the petitioner on 02.12.2019 and deal with the same on its own merits and in accordance with law and pass appropriate orders, within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order.

5. This Writ Petition is disposed of with the above direction. No costs.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VI) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar DP To The Secretary to Government, Home (Transport-II) Department, Fort St. George, Chennai-600 009.

+1cc to Mr.M.Muthappan, Advocate sr.1577 +1cc to Government Pleader SR.NO. 1355 W.P.No.127 of 2020 sv(co) nr 17/02/2020 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/