Petitioner challenged a disciplinary letter advising him to coordinate with superiors and juniors rather than 'playing his own buggle', arising from a late complaint against a colleague. Court dismissed the writ petition, concluding the issue was stale and petitioner's motives were not bona fide.
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+ Date of Decision: 2.07.2019
LALIT KUMAR RAWAL ..... Petitioner
Through: Mr. Daleep Dhyani, Advocate with petitioner in person.
versus
THE REGISTRAR GENERAL HIGH COURT OF DELHI AND ANR. ..... Respondents
Through: Mr. Nitish Chaudhary, Advocate for Mr. Viraj R. Datar, Advocate for R- 1/DHC. Mr. Amit Mahajan, CGSC with Mr. Dhruv Pande, Advocate for R-2.
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIPIN SANGHI HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJNISH BHATNAGAR
VIPIN SANGHI, J. (ORAL)
“ Dear Mr. Rawal,
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With reference to your representation dated 04.12.2018, I am desired to inform you that the same has been recommended to be rejected.
I am further desired to advise you that wherever you are posted, you must work in co-ordination with your superiors as well as with your junior officers/officials in the best interest of the Institution rather than playing your own buggle.”
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“We are also informed that the complainant regularly makes RTI queries and also makes favourable personal assertions to the exclusion of all other colleagues, based on which, we are told, that he has also written letters to the office of the Prime Minister. Such conduct is not a healthy conduct. The complainant officer must be apprised that wherever he is posted, he must work in coordination with his superiors as well as his junior officers/officials in the best interest of the institution rather than playing his own buggle.”
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misuse or subletting of the government accommodation by Ms. Mithlesh Kumari. In any event, the said aspect raised by the petitioner is highly belated ie after nearly 9 years of, even the surrender of the government accommodation by Ms. Mithlesh Kumari. Merely because the deciding authority had apparently cancelled the accommodation on 2.8.2010, it does not follow that the cancellation was on account of subletting. In any event, the issue is highly stale and the motives of the petitioner do not appear to be bonafide qua Ms. Mithlesh Kumari.
VIPIN SANGHI, J.
RAJNISH BHATNAGAR, J.
JULY 02, 2019
ib/jitender
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1 issue framed by the court
Whether the impugned disciplinary letter imposing a coordination advisory on petitioner, including a personal remark about 'playing own buggle', should be quashed or expunged.
LALIT KUMAR RAWAL
THE REGISTRAR GENERAL HIGH COURT OF DELHI AND ANR.
VIPIN SANGHI
RAJNISH BHATNAGAR
As recorded by the court registry
A petition under Article 226 of the Constitution asking a High Court to issue a writ against the State or a public authority in a civil matter.
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