Civil Writ Petition No. 10849 of 2010 1 In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana, at Chandigarh. Civil Writ Petition No. 10849 of 2010 Date of Decision: 20.12.2010 Bhagwan Singh …Petitioner Versus The Secretary, Department of Rural Development and Panchayats, Punjab, Chandigarh and Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA. Present: Mr. Amandeep Singh Manaise, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Anil Kumar Sharma, Additional Advocate General, Punjab, for respondents No.1 and 2. None for respondent No.3. Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia, J. (Oral) In the present writ petition, a prayer has been made that the order dated 19.1.2010 (Annexure P2), passed by respondent No.2- Director, Rural Development and Panchayat, Punjab, whereby the petitioner was suspended from the post of Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat, Jalalpur, Block Paatran, District Patiala, be quashed along with the order dated 12.4.2010 (Annexure P3), passed by respondent No.1-Secretary, Department of Rural Development and Panchayats, Punjab at Chandigarh. Learned counsel for respondents No.1 and 2 submits that the petitioner had filed an application that the enquiry be transferred from Civil Writ Petition No. 10849 of 2010 2 the District Development and Panchayat Officer to any other officer. He further submits that this request was accepted and the enquiry has now been entrusted to the Additional Deputy Director (Development), Patiala, vide order dated 4.5.2010. At this stage, learned counsel for the petitioner submits that he will be satisfied in case the Enquiry Officer is directed to conclude the enquiry, if not completed, within a specified time frame. Learned counsel for respondents No.1 and 2 has no objection thereto. Accordingly, the Additional Deputy Director (Development), Patiala, is directed to conclude the enquiry, if not completed, within a period of three months, from the date of receipt of a certified copy of this order. Till then the interim order 3.6.2010, passed by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court, whereby the suspension of the petitioner was stayed, shall continue. After the enquiry is completed, the respondents shall take a final decision thereupon. With the observations made above, the present writ petition is disposed of. (Kanwaljit Singh Ahluwalia) Judge December 20, 2010 “DK”