IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.W.P. No. 10518 of 2008 ( O&M ) DATE OF DECISION : 25.11.2008 Devinder Singh Sarpanch .... PETITIONER Versus State of Haryana and another ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM :- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SATISH KUMAR MITTAL HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH Present: Mr. Johan Kumar, Advocate, for Mr. Vikram Singh, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Sudhir Makkar, Senior DAG, Haryana, for the respondents. Mr. Mukesh Yadav, Advocate, for the complainant. * * * SATISH KUMAR MITTAL , J. ( Oral ) The petitioner has filed this petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for setting aside the order dated 26.2.2008, whereby the Deputy Commissioner, Sonepat, has suspended the petitioner under Section 51 of the Haryana Panchayati Raj Act, 1994, during the pendency of the regular enquiry; as well as the order dated 3.6.2008, whereby the appeal filed by the petitioner against the said order has been dismissed. We have heard counsel for the parties and gone through the CWP No. 10518 of 2008 -2- impugned orders and 10 charges, which have been levelled against the petitioner. After issuance of the show cause notice, the petitioner has been placed under suspension. At the time of issuance of show cause notice, the petitioner was asked to produce the record, but he did not produce the same. Thereafter, after hearing learned counsel for the parties and going through the charges against the petitioner and the reply filed by him, the petitioner was placed under suspension. After hearing counsel for the parties, we are not inclined to interfere in the impugned orders. However, this petition is disposed of with a direction to the Deputy Commissioner, Sonepat (respondent No.2 herein) to get the said enquiry concluded within a period of two months from today. Counsel for the petitioner has stated that the petitioner will appear before the Enquiry Officer and will co-operate in the enquiry and will produce the record, whatever is available with him. ( SATISH KUMAR MITTAL ) JUDGE November 25, 2008 ( JASWANT SINGH ) ndj JUDGE