1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARANCHAL AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1107 (S/S) of 2005 Harendra Singh Rawat, son of Sri Jamman Singh, resident of U.P. Jalagam Prabandhak (Deputy Watershed Manager ), Gopeshwar, District- Chamoli. …………….Petitioner. Versus. 1. State of Uttaranchal through Secretary, Agriculture Secretariat Complex, Dehradun. 2. Director, Agriculture, Dehradun, Uttaranchal. 3. Assistant Director, Watershed Management Unit, Satpuli, Garhwal. ……………..Respondents. Hon’ble M.M. Ghildiyal,J: Heard Sri Navneet Kaushik, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned standing counsel, who has accepted notices on behalf of the respondents. Learned counsel for both the parties are agree to decide the writ petition at its admission stage itself. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the order dated 06.07.2005 passed by respondent no. 2 i.e. Director, Agriculture, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, by which petitioner has been put under suspension for certain charges. The inquiry has been contemplated. But till date no Inquiry Officer has been appointed. Respondents are directed to appoint an Inquiry Officer forthwith. The Inquiry Officer so appointed by 2 the respondents shall serve the copy of the charge-sheet to the petitioner within a period of fifteen days from today. Thereafter, the petitioner, after receiving the copy of the charge-sheet, shall submit his reply within fifteen days. The Inquiry Officer Shall conclude the Inquiry within a period of one month from the date of receipt of explanation from the petitioner. The whole process should be completed within a period of two months from today. The petitioner shall cooperate in the inquiry and is directed to supply the copy of this order within a week from today. With this direction the writ petition is finally disposed of. No order as to costs. (M.M. Ghildiyal, J.) August 5, 2005 SKSharma