CR.A/329/2005 1/2 ORDER IN THE HIGH COURT OF GUJARAT AT AHMEDABAD CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 329 of 2005 ========================================= = STATE OF GUJARAT Versus AGAINSINH KASHNABHAI PALAS & 13 ========================================= = Appearance : PUBLIC PROSECUTOR for Appellant MR BM MANGUKIYA for Respondents No. 1 - 13. ========================================= = CORAM : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE J.R.VORA and HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.R. SHAH Date : 11/01/2008 ORAL ORDER (Per : HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.R. SHAH) In response to the order dated 10.01.2008 passed by this Court, one Mr.P.S.Patel, Registrar, District Court, Dahod is personally present in the Court. He has tendered unconditional apology and has assured the Court that henceforth the Record & Proceedings or any other order and/or direction issued by this Court will be attended to immediately and the same will be complied with, and there will not be any lapse on the part of the department. He has also further submitted that telephonic message from the High Court dated 20.12.2007 was received CR.A/329/2005 2/2 ORDER by Mr.H.M.Bhuriya, Deputy Registrar, District Court, Dahod to send the Record & Proceedings. He has submitted that as prima facie, it can be said that said Mr.H.M.Bhuriya, Deputy Registrar, can be held responsible for not sending the record. It is to be noted that, as observed earlier by us in order dated 10.01.2008, we are not at all satisfied with the explanation submitted by the District Judge, Dahod. However, we do not pass any further order so far as the learned District Judge, Dahod and the Registrar, District Court are concerned. However, the learned Principal Sessions Judge, Dahod is directed to initiate departmental inquiry against the erring officer including said Mr.H.M.Bhuriya, Deputy Registrar for not sending the Record & Proceedings and not complying with the direction issued by this Court and to submit the report before this Court after concluding inquiry. [J. R. VORA,J.] [M. R. SHAH,J.] vijay