IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL WRIT PETITION NO. 163 OF 2009 (SS) Manoj Kumar ………….Petitioner. Versus Commissioner Gramiya Vikash Ayukta, Pauri Garhwa and others. ……….Respondents. Mr. D.S. Bisht, Advocate holding brief of Mr. Rakesh Thapliyal, Advocate for petitioner. Mr. N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel for State of Uttarakhand. 7th November, 2009 Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. Heard Mr. D.S. Bisht, Advocate holding brief of Mr. Rakesh Thapliyal, Advocate for petitioner and Mr. N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel for State of Uttarakhand. The petitioner is a Village Development Officer at Gram Panchayat Rampura, Bajpur, district Udham Singh Nagar. Disciplinary proceedings were initiated against the petitioner. Inter alia, one of the charge against him was that he has embezzled State funds. The petitioner was subsequently suspended from his service vide order dated 04.02.2009 passed by the District Development Officer, District Udham Singh Nagar/respondent no. 2. It is this order, which the petitioner has challenged in this writ petition. Counter affidavit and rejoinder affidavit have already been filed. By means of a supplementary affidavit filed by the petitioner, it has been stated that the Enquiry Officer has concluded the enquiry. The enquiry report has been annexed as Annexure-SA-1 to the Supplementary Affidavit. 2 From the perusal of the Enquiry Report, it appears that some charges have been found proved against the petitioner. However, since this enquiry was completed in July, 2009 itself, there is no reasonable explanation as to why disciplinary proceedings have not concluded so far. This writ petition is, therefore, disposed of with the following order: Respondent no. 2 i.e. District Development Officer, Udham Singh Nagar may take necessary consequential action on the enquiry report and proceed with the matter. The disciplinary proceedings must come to an end within a period of eight weeks from the date, a certified copy of this order is given to the petitioner. With the aforesaid direction, writ petition is disposed of. No order as to costs. A certified copy of this order shall be given to Mr. N.P. Sah, Standing Counsel for State of Uttarakhand free of cost for necessary communication and action. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) 7.11.2009 Rathour