IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL. Writ Petition No. 645(S/S)2007 Jagdish Chandra S/o Sri Kishan Lal, Posted as Safai Evam Khadya Niriksak, Nagar Palika Paridshad, Kashipur, Udam Singh Nagar. -------Petitioner. Vs. 1. Secretary/Additional Secretary, Sahari Vikas, Secretariat, Dehradun, 2. Smt. Usha Chaudhary W/o Sri Harmendra Chaudhary, Chairman, Nagar Palika Parishad, Kashipur, Udham Singh Nagar, 3. Chairman, Nagar Palika Parishad, Kashipur, Udham Singh Nagar, 4. Executive Officer, Nagar Palika Parishad, Kashipur, Udham Singh Nagar. ------ Respondents. Sri S.S. Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Paresh Tripathi, learned State Counsel for State of Uttarakhand/respondent No.1. Sri Pradeep Lohani, learned counsel for respondent nos. 3 & 4. Hon’ble M.M. Ghildiyal, J. Heard Sri S.S. Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Paresh Tripathi, learned State Counsel for State of Uttarakhand/respondent no. 1 and Sri Pradeep Lohani, learned counsel for respondent nos. 3 & 4. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the order dated 4th June 2007 passed by Additional Secretary, Shahari Vikas, Secretariat, Dehradun/respondent no. 1 by which the petitioner, who was working as Sanitary Inspector in Kashipur Nagar Palika Parishad, was put under suspension for certain charges. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and perusing of the charges levelled against the petitioner, I do not incline to 2 interfere with the suspension order at this juncture. However, considering the assertions made in the writ petition, I deem it fit and proper to direct the Appointing Authority to appoint an Inquiry Officer, immediately, who will look into the matter and will furnish charge sheet to the petitioner within a reasonable period. The Inquiry Officer shall afford ample opportunity of hearing to the petitioner and shall conclude the inquiry within a period of ten weeks from the date of production of a certified copy of this order by the petitioner before the respondent no. 1. After the Inquiry Officer submits its report, the Appointing Authority shall pass final order within a period of two weeks from the date of Submission of the inquiry report. At any rate, the whole exercise shall be concluded by 10th September 2007. In the meantime the petitioner shall be paid subsistence allowance. The petitioner is also directed to cooperate with the inquiry. With these directions, the writ petition is finally disposed of. No order as to costs. (M.M. Ghildiyal, J.) June 8, 2007: NCM: