High Court of Punjab and HaryanaCWP/11728/2022disposed of

Ninder Pal v. Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd And ORS.

2022-05-27Mr. Justice Anupinder Singh Grewal1 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

CWP-11728-2022 DATE OF DECISION: 27.05.2022 NINDER PAL ... Petitioner(s)

Versus

PUNJAB STATE POWER CORPORATION LTD AND ORS.

... Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANUPINDER SINGH GREWAL

Present:

Mr. B.D. Sharma, Advocate for the petitioner. **** ANUPINDER SINGH GREWAL, J. (ORAL) The petitioner is seeking a direction to the respondents to finalize the disciplinary proceedings initiated against the petitioner in a time bound manner as per instructions issued from time to time by the respondentCorporation. Learned counsel for the petitioner contends that the petitioner had been charge-sheeted on 12.10.2020 (Annexure P-1) but the disciplinary proceedings have not been finalized. The petitioner, who is working as Additional Assistant Engineer, is due to retire next year. He also states that the petitioner has moved a representation (Annexure P-6) in this regard and there is no impediment in the conclusion of the disciplinary proceedings. Issue notice to the respondents.

At the asking of the Court, Mr. TPS Chawla, DAG, Punjab accepts notice on behalf of the respondents.

The petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to finalize the proceedings within a period of six months from the receipt of certified copy of this order if there is no justifiable impediment in doing so. (ANUPINDER SINGH GREWAL) 27.05.2022 JUDGE SwarnjitS Whether speaking/reasoned :

Yes / No Whether reportable :

Yes / No SWARN JIT SINGH 2022.05.27 17:35 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document