IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP. No. 5012 of 2010 Date of Decision: 19.3.2010. Satvir Singh Kadian --Petitioner Versus State of Haryana --Respondent CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PERMOD KOHLI. Present:- Mr. Puneet Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner. *** PERMOD KOHLI.J (ORAL) Notice of motion. Mr. R.S. Kundu, Addl. A.G., Haryana has been asked to accept notice on behalf of respondents-State. Keeping in view the nature of relief claimed and with the consent of learned counsel for the parties, this petition is being disposed of at the motion stage itself. The petitioner was initially appointed as a Range Officer on 1.4.1982 and promoted as H.F.S.-II on 29.10.1999 vide order of the even date. His services were regularized as H.F.S.-II w.e.f. 9.7.1999 vide order dated 17.1.2008 (Annexure P-2). In the final seniority list issued by the State on 5.12.2008 name of the petitioner figures at Sr. No. 19. While granting confirmation to the H.F.S.-II officers, the petitioner has not been confirmed on account of pendency of the disciplinary proceedings against him as is evident from the order dated 9.3.2010 (Annexure P-4). It is the case of the petitioner that he was issued a charge sheet dated 19.11.2004. The petitioner has already submitted his reply to the charge sheet on 24.3.2005. The grievance of the petitioner is that the disciplinary CWP. No. 5012 of 2010 -2- proceedings have not been completed, even though, the charge sheet was issued in the year 2004 and on the alleged ground of pendency of the disciplinary proceedings, the petitioner has not been confirmed in H.F.S.-II and consequently he is being deprived of his consideration for his induction to I.F.S. Be that as it may. The disciplinary proceedings are pending against the petitioner. At this stage the only relief which can be granted to the petitioner is direction for disposal of the disciplinary proceedings expeditiously. Since the charge sheet was issued in the year 2004 and even reply to the same was submitted by the petitioner in the year 2005, pendency of the disciplinary proceedings for such a long period is not justified. However, in all fairness the respondents are granted final opportunity of three months to complete the disciplinary proceedings, failing which the petitioner shall be deemed to have been confirmed. The other issues raised in the petition shall remain open with liberty to the petitioner to agitate at the appropriate stage. Petition disposed of. (PERMOD KOHLI) JUDGE 19.3.2010. lucky