^ Sin^ ??sn(ff BEFORE THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF CIfflATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W.P^No. 5 4 6 of 2005. PETITIONER ^ ^'.•^^^ • ^^>" .yM^-jy ^x^ ^^y €€••"" 'y RESPONDENTS Jugal Kish^re Shukla, son ofLate R.P. Shukla.aged about 54 years, resident ofL.I.G. 1189,M.P.H.B.,Iadustrial , Estate, Bhilai, District Durg (C.G.) V E R S U S Durg-Rajnandgaon Gramin Bank, Through Chairman and Disciplmary Authority, G.E. Road, Rajnandgaon (Chhatdsgarh). PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 226 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA DETAILS OF PETITION :- 1. PARTICULARS OF PETITIONER 2. PARTICVLARS OF RESPONDENTS :- As above in title. :- As above in title. 3. ORDER AGAINST WHICH THE PETITION IS BEING MADE :- —L-K^BrakaJKanmkL52TSL2004, HIGH COURT QF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR W.P. No. 346 of2005 Pfctitioner Respondents Vcrsua Jugal Kishore Shulda Durg - Rajaandgaon Gramin Baofc ^^s'-- ^7v Sii^e Bench : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Satish K. Agniliotri. Shri H. B. Agarwal, Sciuor Advocate wffh Miss Saagccta Mishra, Advocate for the petitioner. Shri P. S. Koshy, Advocate for fhe respondent. ^ QR®E_R (FtassR(l on this 29ttl day ofJamiaiy, 2007) i! ?p;f^;§^ s? s&?%<:^ ••?s '*' 1. Leamed counsel appearmg for the petitioner submits that the petitioner, who was working as Brancfa Maaager in Durg Rajnandgaon Gra.mm Bank, Braach at Kurud, was placed under suspension vule order dated 10.2.2004 (Annexure P/lj. Thc petitioner has uapugned the said suspension order on the giound fhat the suspeasion order was vitiated ia view of fhe fact fhat fhe respondents/employer has placed fhe petitioner under suspension deliberately to deprive the petitioner from beuig considered for promotion. 2. The enquiiy has been iuitiated. At this stage, when the eaquiry has been initiated, after pioper charge sheet, it is not necessaiy to go into fhe validity offhe suspcnsion order. However, in the facts and circumstances ofthe case, when ttie petitioner is under suspension since 10.2.2004, it is desirable, in fhe interest of justice, that the pending departmental eaquiry be coucluded, as expeditiously as possible, withia a period of four months fium today. The petitioner undertakes to cooperate wifh the enquiry. In. absence of cooperation ou the part of the petitioner, the enquiriug authority may pioceed, objectively, in acconlaa.ee witfa law. 3. In view of the foregoing, this petition staads dismissed as having become iafinctuous. -_ _ _ — — — —- - - — Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge Ihalair