IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Special Appeal No. 126 of 2008 Shri Mohan Chandra Upreti .……… Appellant Versus State Govt. of Uttarakhand and others ……… Respondents Mr. Gopal Dutt Joshi, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. J.P. Joshi, Chief Standing Counsel for respondent Nos. 1, 3 & 4. Hon’ble V.K. Gupta, C.J. Hon’ble J.C.S. Rawat, J. The learned Single Judge has dismissed the writ petition primarily on the ground that in so far as the challenge to the suspension order was concerned, the appellant/writ petitioner had approached the Court almost 16 years after it had been passed. The suspension order was passed on 17/12/1993 and the writ petition was filed in the year 2008. After the petitioner was put under suspension in the year 1993, the disciplinary proceedings started against him which were concluded in September, 2003 resulting in his reinstatement as well as imposition of penalties, including the making good of pecuniary loss caused to the Government to the tune of Rs.4,43,214.22 (to be recovered from the salary of the petitioner). The departmental appeal filed by the petitioner was also dismissed. After hearing the learned counsel for the parties, we feel that the learned Single Judge had not committed any error in dismissing the writ petition. The appeal is dismissed in limine. (J.C.S. Rawat, J.) (V.K. Gupta, C. J.) 28.07.2008 28.07.2008 Shiv