Petitioner, a complainant in an inquiry, filed a writ petition seeking a mandatory order for the inquiry to conclude within three months. The benche
None; inquiry concluded by respondents within three months.
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Court No. - 34
Case :- WRIT - C No. - 6564 of 2019
Petitioner :- Uma Shankar Respondent :- State Of U.P. And 7 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Indra Sen Singh,Anjeet Singh Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C.,
Hon'ble Sudhir Agarwal,J. Hon'ble Rajendra Kumar-IV,J.
"There is abundant authority in favour of the proposition that a writ of mandamus can be granted only in a case where there is a statutory duty imposed upon the officer concerned and there is a failure on the part of that officer to discharge the statutory obligation."
within a reasonable time. Therefore, we hope and trust that respondents 1 to 3 shall conclude the inquiry expeditiously and in any case within three months from the date of production of a certified copy of this order before him.
Order Date :- 28.2.2019 KA
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a complainant can file a writ petition for mandamus to compel authorities to conclude an inquiry within a time limit.
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1 provisions across 1 enactments
Uma Shankar
State Of U.P.
Sudhir Agarwal
Rajendra Kumar
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