C.W.P.No.12398 of 2007 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.W.P.No.12398 of 2007 Date of Decision : 01.04.2008 Dr.Saroj Dahiya .....Petitioner versus Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University and others .....Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHINDER PAL Present: Shri Sanjiv Bansal, Advocate, for the petitioner. Ms.Binayjeet Sheoran, Advocate for respondent Nos.1 & 2. Shri Ramesh Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.3. -.- 1. Whether Reporters of Local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? JUDGMENT HEMANT GUPTA, J. The petitioner has invoked the extra ordinary writ jurisdiction of this Court seeking to quash the order dated 21.7.2007, Annexure P-19, placing the petitioner under suspension and the order dated 21.7.2007, Annexure P-20, whereby the petitioner was relieved from her duties. During the course of arguments, learned counsel for the petitioner states that the petitioner would be satisfied if a direction is issued to the respondents to complete the enquiry proceedings, pending against the petitioner, in a time bound manner. Learned counsel for the petitioner further states that the petitioner will cooperate in the enquiry proceedings and that if the petitioner fails to appear on two successive dates, it shall be C.W.P.No.12398 of 2007 2 open to the Enquiry Officer to proceed against the petitioner in accordance with law. Learned counsel for the respondents state that they have no objection to the completion of enquiry proceedings within a period of 3 months. In view of the above, the present writ petition is disposed of with a direction to the respondents to complete the enquiry proceedings expeditiously, preferably within a period of 3 months from today. The petitioner shall remain bound by the statement made before this Court, in disciplinary proceedings. If the petitioner fails to appear before the Enquiry Officer on two successive hearings, it will be open to the Enquiry Officer to proceed in accordance with law. The writ petition stands disposed of accordingly. (HEMANT GUPTA) JUDGE 01-04-2008 (MOHINDER PAL) *mohinder JUDGE