IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P NO. 1700 OF 2009 DECIDED ON : 03.02.2009 Inder Sharma Panch ...Petitioner versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT Present : Mr. Arvind Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. SURYA KANT, J. (ORAL) The petitioner seeks a direction to the Deputy Commissioner, Panipat to conclude the inquiry proceedings stated to have been initiated against respondent No.4-Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat under Section 51 of the Haryana Panchayati Raj Act. The petitioner is an elected Panch of the Gram Panchayat Joshi, Tehsil and District Panipat. The allegations are that respondent NO.4- Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat has caused huge financial losses to the State Exchequer and has also embezzled the funds of the Gram Panchayat. It is the case of the petitioner that pursuant to certain complaints, the inquiry proceedings have been initiated against respondent NO.4 by the Deputy Commissioner, Panipat under Section 51 of the Haryana Panchayati Raj Act. C.W.P NO. 1700 OF 2009 -2- According to the petitioner, those proceedings are going at a snail's speed as more than one and a half year has already been taken, even when respondent No.4 was allegedly found guilty in a fact finding inquiry. Having heard learned counsel for the petitioner and keeping in view the nature of the relief sought in this writ petition, however, without expressing any views on the merits of the allegations made by the petitioners or otherwise, I deem it appropriate to dispose of this writ petition with a direction to respondent NO.2-the Deputy Commissioner, Panipat, to conclude the pending inquiry proceedings in accordance with law and principles of natural justice, as early as possible, but before than 30.04.2009. FEBRUARY 03, 2009 (SURYA KANT) shalini JUDGE