S.Matheswaran v. The Principal Secretary

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 18.07.2019 CORUM THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE K.K.SASIDHARAN and THE HONOURABLE MS.JUSTICE P.T.ASHA Writ Appeal No.2119 of 2019 and C.M.P.No.14312 of 2019 S.Matheswaran .... Appellant Vs

1. The Principal Secretary and Commissioner for Revenue Administration, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005.

2. The District Collector, Salem.

.... Respondents APPEAL filed under Clause 15 of the Letters Patent to set aside the order dated 07.03.2019 made in W.P.No.24897 of 2018. W.P.No.24897 of 2018:

Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India praying this Court to issue a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus calling for the records in connection with the impugned charge memo in Ser.No.2(4)/24647/2016-2 dated 13.01.2018 issued by the 1st Respondent and quash the same.

For Appellant : Mr.Jerry V.V.Sundar For Respondents : Mr.N.Sakthivel, Additional Government Pleader.

J U D G M E N T

(Judgment of the Court was delivered by K.K.SASIDHARAN, J.,) The appellant challenged the charge memo issued to him before the writ Court. The writ petition was disposed of with the observation that the appellant has to face the enquiry. The said order is under challenge at the instance of the appellant in this intra court Appeal.

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2. When the appeal is taken for admission, the learned counsel for the appellant, on instruction, submitted that the 0appellant would be satisfied in case, the outer time limit is fixed for conclusion of enquiry and he has also made an endorsement to that effect. According to the learned counsel, the appellant is eligible for promotion and the next panel for promotion would be drawn within a period of three months.

3. We direct the respondents to complete the enquiry initiated against the appellant as expeditious as possible and in any case, within a period of three months from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment.

4. The intra court appeal is disposed of with the above direction. No costs. Consequently, connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed.

s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS VI) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar vsi To

1. The Principal Secretary and Commissioner for Revenue Administration, Revenue and Disaster Management Department, Ezhilagam, Chepauk, Chennai - 600 005.

2. The District Collector, Salem.

+1 CC to Mr. Jeny V.V.Sundar, Advocate sr 60902. Writ Appeal No.2119 of 2019 SV(CO) SP(21/08/2019) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/