CWP No.7277 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Civil Writ Petition No.7277 of 2010 Date of decision: 26.4.2010 Gokal Chand ...Petitioner Versus State of Haryana and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. M.S. Tewatia, Advocate, for the petitioner. Rajan Gupta, J. (oral) The petitioner has sought a writ in the nature of mandamus to direct respondent No.2 to get regular inquiry pending against respondent No.3 completed within 15 days. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that respondent No.3 was elected as Sarpanch of Gram Panchayat Village Khambi, District Faridabad. Since number of irregularities were committed by him while on the post of Sarpanch, a complaint was lodged by the petitioner, pursuant to which an inquiry was instituted against him and he was placed under suspension. According to learned counsel, vide impugned order dated 16th June, 2008 (Annexure P-3), the respondent No.1 directed reinstatement of the respondent No.3 pending regular inquiry against him. He submits that the said order is totally unsustainable in law as there are serious allegations against respondent No.3 and he ought to CWP No.7277 of 2010 2 have continued under suspension during the pendency of inquiry. I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and have perused the orders annexed with the petition. Respondent No.1 came to the conclusion that there was no justification of keeping the Sarpanch (respondent No.3) under suspension during pendency of regular inquiry against him. He, however, directed expeditious conclusion of the inquiry. Learned counsel for the petitioner has not been able to point out any legal infirmity with the order passed by respondent No.1. Respondent No.3, who is an elected representative of the residents of the village, cannot be allowed to continue under suspension till allegations are conclusively proved against him. Moreover, the order Annexure P-3 has been challenged almost two years after it was passed. I, thus, find no ground to interfere with the order passed by the Financial Commissioner and Secretary to Government of Haryana, Rural Development and Panchayat Department. The petition is devoid of merit. Dismissed. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE 26.4.2010 'rajpal'