Rizwan v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Labour and Employment Deptt. Lucknow and 3 Others

Court No. - 20 Case :- WRIT - A No. - 8991 of 2023 Petitioner :- Rizwan Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Labour And Employment Deptt. Lucknow And 3 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Diwakar Singh,Kuldeep Singh Kalhans,Ravindra Kumar Dubey Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Manish Mathur,J.

¶1Heard learned counsel for petitioner and learned State Counsel appearing on behalf of opposite parties.

¶2Petition has been filed challenging order dated 10.10.2023 whereby petitioner has been placed under suspension pending departmental inquiry.

¶3After arguing the matter at some length, learned counsel for petitioner restricts his prayer for a direction to opposite party to conclude the inquiry proceedings expeditious.

¶4It has however been submitted that till date no charge-sheet has been issued to petitioner.

¶5In view of aforesaid submission and fact that suspension order has been issued on 10.10.2023, it is directed that in case opposite parties intend to continue with departmental proceedings against petitioner, a charge-sheet shall be supplied to him within a period of three weeks from the date a certified copy of this order is produced before the concerned authority.

¶6Petitioner shall be granted a right of filing his response within a period of 15 days from date of receipt of the charge-sheet. Inquiry proceedings shall be concluded expeditiously within a period of four months from the last date when petitioner is inquired to submit a response to the charge-sheet. Time period indicated shall be subject to cooperation of petitioner in inquiry proceedings.

¶7With the aforesaid direction, petition stands disposed of. Order Date :- 21.11.2023 Subodh/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench