Sadat Ali Pno. No. 062121167 v. State of U.P. Thru. Addl. Chief Secy. Deptt. of Home, Lko. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Sadat Ali v. State of U.P. and 3 Others, WRIT - A No. - 4767 of 2024 (Neutral Citation No. 2024:AHC-LKO:46193), High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, decided 8.7.2024 by Rajesh Singh Chauhan,J. Writ petition assailing a departmental charge sheet on the ground that a charge sheet in the criminal matter was filed on a similar set of facts and charges; petition disposed of at the admission stage without touching merits, with liberty to file defence reply and directions that the departmental enquiry be concluded in accordance with law, with oral hearing, per applicable circulars/Government Orders, and without indefinite delay. Keywords: departmental enquiry; charge sheet; defence reply; opportunity of oral hearing; Government Orders; expedition of enquiry.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioner to submit his defence reply to the charge sheet; upon such submission, the departmental enquiry to be conducted and concluded strictly in accordance with law, affording opportunity of hearing including oral hearing, in terms of the circulars and Government Orders issued by the State Government from time to time, and the enquiry not to be kept pending for an unlimited period.