CW 6148/08 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JAIPUR BENCH S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.6148/08 Jagdish Singh Versus State & Anr. DATE OF ORDER : 13/08/2008 HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY RASTOGI Mr. Ravi Kasliwal, for petitioner *** Instant petition has been filed by petitioner with the grievance that departmental inquiry initiated against him on the basis of memorandum along with charge sheet served upon him dt.30th April, 2008 is allowed to continue that will cause prejudice to him on account of FIR being registered against him for the self-same allegation. Petitioner while working as Office Kanoongo for the alleged criminal offence committed by him, an FIR u/ss.419, 420 & 120B IPC was registered against him on 22nd August, 2004 which as informed to this court is pending investigation. For the alleged misconduct committed in discharge of official duties putting financial loss to the Government a joint inquiry under Rule 16-18 of CCA Rules, 1958 has been initiated against the petitioner. At this stage, petitioner approached this court with the grievance that if departmental inquiry is allowed to continue that may cause prejudice because of pendency of criminal investigation arises from CW 6148/08 [2] FIR for self-same allegation levelled against him. Submission of counsel is without substance for the reason that merely because FIR being registered against him pending investigation will not preclude the authority from holding departmental inquiry for the alleged misconduct which the delinquent has committed in discharge of his official duties and even from bare perusal of statement of allegation served upon the petitioner-delinquent which prima facie relates to misconduct in discharge of official duty which can only be examined in regular departmental inquiry under Rules, 1958. Consequently, I find no force in the writ petition, the same stands dismissed. [AJAY RASTOGI], J. FRBOHRA6148CW2008 13-8.doc