.;&’ reml/ i- @ EFORE THE HQN'BLE HI§H COURT OF CHHA! !IS_GARH AT BILASPUR (C G ) wp (smo \tk2p7» of2011 $ $333 @EE‘W AK Slngh S/o late Shrl KP Slngh aged about 52 years, Manager, District Trade and Industries Center, Janjgir— Champa (C.G.) u pm PETITIONER VERSUS ‘3’ RESPONDENTS 1. I State of Chhattisgarh, Through : The Secretary, Department of Commerce and Industries, D.K.S. Bhawan, Raipur (C.G.) . The Secretary, Department of General Administration Department, D.K.S. Bhawan Raipur (C G ) WV . Shrl Avmash Bhatnagar, W— Addltionai Director, Directorate of Industries, Chhattisgarh, Life Insurance Corpo'ration Buiiding, Pandri Raipur(C.G‘.)'(Inquiry Ofdcer) WRI! PETITION‘UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA ( x v r luv HIGH COURT OF CHHA’ITISGARH AT BILASPUR WRIT PETITION (S) No. 1432 of 2011 PE'I‘I’HONER : A.1<.smgh. VERSUS RESPONDENTS WRIT PETITION UNDER AR‘HCI 1E 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA SB: Hon’ble Shri Satish K. Agnihotri. J. State ofChhattisgarh & Others. l f Present: Shn' R.Pradhan, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri Y.S.Thakur, Deputy Advocate General for the State/ respondent No. 1 and Z. “w I ORDER ORAL) (Passed on 16 day ofMarch, 201 1) 1. The grievance ofthe petitioner in this petition is that charge sheet was issued way back on 15.01.2005. But thereatter, till date, the listed documents have not been supplied to the petitioner. Even the enquiry has not been initiated except appointment ofthe enquiry othcer and the presenting otticer. ' 2. Shri Pradhan submits that under the memo dated 12.08.1998, issued by the General Administration Department, time to complete enquiry is six months for the enquiry officer. ln normal course. the enquiry should have been initiated at the earliest and it is not for the delinquent employee to collect the documents from \ other sources. but it is for the ottieer. who has issued the charge sheet. to supply the listed documents alongwith the charge sheet. 3. Be that as it may. at this stage: I do not express any opinion on merits ofthe case. However, having regard to the time length, when more than tive years have passed and no enquiry has been initiated. the enquiry otticer is directed to conclude the enquiry as early as possible, preferably within a period of six months, in accordance with law. 4. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the writ petition is disposed of. Sd/- SATISH K. ANGNH-IORI Judge Amit