HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH. BILASPUR APPLICANT8 Respondexits '^^ RBSPONDBNT Petitioaear M.C.C. No.444/2007 1 Bharat Saachar Nigam Limited Through Chief General Maaager, Chhattisgarh Tetecom Circle, Raipur 2 The Chief Genexal Manager, (Disciplmary Authonly), Bhaxat Saachar Nigam Lioiited, Chhattisgarfa Telecom Circle, Raipur (C,G.) 3 The EnquirmgAutiiorilyand CAO (TRF) Office of fhe Chliattisgarh Telecom Circle, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited, Raipur (C.G.) Versus Badal Chaiidra Mandal, S/o Late Shri Moti Lal Mandal, Aged about 50 years^ presently posted aad workmg as Accounts OJBBcer, Office of tiie Telecom District Managpr, Raigarh, Bharat Saachar Nigam Umited, District Raigarh (C.G.) Aptiearseusice : Shri R,M, Solapurkar, counsel fbr fhe applicants. Shri S.R,J. Jaiswal, Counsel for fhe rcspondent ORjy, QRDBR {13.02.20081 SUNIL KUMAR 8INHA. J. Heaid. This MCC has beeM flled for extension of time graated to fhe applicaats for disposal of fhe enquiry peiidiag agamst tfae respondent before fhem, In W.P.(S) No.4404/2007, this Court issiied the foUowiag direction vide orderdated 01.08.2007 : "After heanng learaed counsel for titie parties aad after considering fhe facts and circuinstaaces of fhis case, it is 0. MCC No.444/2007 directed fhat fhe respondents shaH tiy to dispose of fhe enqiiiry, pendiag agaiast the petitioner, as early as possible prcferably wifhin a period of3 nionths fi^om today^ Learaed counsel for fhe appUcaats subniits that since fhe rcspondent had appUed for chaage of Enquiiy OjBBcer, the proceediags could not be concluded wifhin ffae period specified by fhis Coiirt. However, now^ fhey have changed fhe Enqiiiiy Officer aad fhey shall try to dispose of fhe disciplinaxy proceedings at fhe earUest. He also subinits that when fhe proceedings could iiot be disposed of ia time, fhis MCC was filed wifhia time ie. iip to 3l<¥fe October 2007. The applteaats have filed fhds applicatk)n for extension on 23.10.2007, praying fhat 6 months time may fiirther be graated to fhem, Considermg fhe facts aad circumstaMces of fhis case, particularly considering fhe post direction chaages, it is directed fhat now fhe enquiry shall be concluded oa or before 30th AprU 2008. Wifh fhe aforesaid observatioH/directioii, this MCC staaids disposed ot 1 Sd/- I Sunil Kumar Sinha 1 Judge Shyna