1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH, NAGPUR WRIT PETITION NO.1898 OF 2011. Shankarrao S/o Marotrao Meshram .Vrs. The Union of India, thr. its Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi and Others. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's orders Court's or Judge's or directions and Registrar's orders. Orders. (S/Shri. D.B.Walthare and P.S.Gajbhiye, Advocates for Petitioners) CORAM : B. P. DHARMADHIKARI & P.D.KODE, J J. DATED : 08.06.2011 Heard Mr.Walthare, Learned Counsel for petitioner. For misconduct of indulging in obscene act with a minor girl, charge-sheet was issued and departmental enquiry was conducted. The Petitioner was given opportunity to cross examine four prosecution witnesses and after appreciation of evidence the misconduct is found to be established. Hence, punishment of removal from service was awarded on 26.12.1998. Appeal dated 11.01.1999 against the said punishment was rejected by appellate 2 authority. Thereafter for about seven years no steps was taken and then revision came to be filed on 15.06.2007. That revision has been rejected on 7th August, 2007. After that Petitioner preferred another appeal on 10.05.2010 with Secretary of Union of India and that has been not entertained as per communication dated 24th August, 2010. Hence this petition has been filed. It is apparent that order passed by Competent authority is not challenged by petitioner for about seven years and then order passed in revision was also not challenged for about three years. Thus belatedly this Court is approached and there is no explanation about the same in the matter. On merit the contention of Petitioner is principles of natural justice have been violated as he was not permitted to engage any Advocate and the enquiry officer was a woman. His further contention is that all prosecution witnesses were good friends colluding with prosecution and there was no written complaint against him. 3 After going through the record we find no merit in this matter. Hence Writ Petition is rejected. No order as to costs. JUDGE JUDGE scd//