P.D. Koshle v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court, Bilaspur; WPS No. 945 of 2024; order dated 15/02/2024; Coram: Hon'ble Shri Justice Arvind Singh Chandel. Petitioner P.D. Koshle, retired Principal (retired 30.04.2018), sought conclusion of departmental enquiry pending since 2014. Petition disposed of with direction to inquiry officer to conclude enquiry within 04 months; no adjudication on merits; no statutes or precedents discussed; State counsel (S.P. Kale, Addl. A.G.) consented to timeline.
What did the court decide?
Direction to the concerned inquiry officer to conclude the departmental enquiry pending against the petitioner within an outer limit of 04 months from receipt of copy of the order, in accordance with relevant rules and law, if not already decided. ¶26