IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.15696 of 2010 SATENDRA NARAYAN SINGH, SON OF LATE HARI NANDAN SINGH, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE KASHIMPUR, DARHI, P.O. AND P.S. ATHAMALGOLA, DISTRICT PATNA, AT PRESENT VIVAK BIHAR HANUMAN NAGAR, P.O. BHADADURPUR, HOUSING COLONY BHOOT NATH ROAD, POLICE STATION PATRAKAR NAGAR, DISTRICT PATNA. Versus 1. THE UNION OF INDIA THROUGH CHIEF SECURITY COMMISSIONER CUM INSPECTOR GENERAL(R.P.F.) EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY G.M. OFFICE HAZIPUR, DISTRICT VAISHALI. 2. ASST. CHIEF SECURITY COMMISSIONER, CUM DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL R.P.F. EAST CENTRAL RAILWAY JHAJHA DANAPUR, DIVISION. 3. DIVISIONAL SECURITY OFFICER CUM COMMANDEND(R.P.F.) DANAPUR, PATNA. 4. ASST. SECURITY OFFICER, CUM ASSTT. COMMANDAND R.P.F. JHAJHA, DANAPUR, DIVISION. 5. INSPECTOR R.P.F. JHAJHA, DANAPUR, DIVISION, G.M. OFFICE HAZIPUR, DISTRICT VASHALI. ----------- 03. 23.09.2010 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the counsel for the East Central Railway. 2. Petitioner is aggrieved by the service of chargesheet dated 18.6.2010 under Rule-153 of the RPF Rules, 1987, Annexure-3, perusal of chargesheet indicates that Sri Vinay Maharaj, RPF/Mokama is appointed as Enquiry Officer to conduct the proceeding against the petitioner. Later, the Enquiry Officer was changed and Sri Vijay Kumar Singh, Inspector, Jhajha RPF was appointed as Enquiry Officer, as is evident from letter dated 19.7.2010 of Sri Vijay Kumar Singh contained in Annexure-6 to this application. 3. It is submitted on behalf of the petitioner that on the date fixed in the enquiry i.e. 27.7.2010 petitioner requested Sri Vijay Kumar Singh to accept his written defence but the same was not - 2 - accepted, copy of the written defence attempted to have been filed by the petitioner has been produced before me and read over by the learned counsel for the petitioner. 4. Let petitioner file further written defence before Sri Vijay Kumar Singh, the Enquiry Officer categorically denying the occurrence alleged to have taken place on 29.4.2010 at Rajgir station/pit yard. The Enquiry Officer shall consider the written defence filed by the petitioner with objectivity and submit his report as early as possible, in any case within two months from the date of receipt of the written defence denying the occurrence from the petitioner along with a copy of this order before the Assistant Security Commissioner for consideration in accordance with law. 5. The writ application is, accordingly, disposed of. Rajesh/ (V.N. Sinha, J.)