Extracted from the PDF above. The PDF is authoritative.
1
2025:CGHC:18301
NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPS No. 2740 of 2025 1 - Tukeshwar Kumar Bhuarya S/o Shri Bisram Bhuarya Aged About 39 Years R/o Village Chevla, Chabela, Kanker, Karmoti, Kanker (C.G.)
... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Secretary, Revenue And Disaster Management Department, S 1-13, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur Atal Nagar, Raipur (C.G.) 2 - The Director Land Records, Revenue And Disaster Management Department, Indrawati Bhawan, Atal Nagar, Naya Raipur (C.G.) 3 - The Chairman, High Level Investigation Committee, Chhattisgarh State Government, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur (C.G.) SHOAIB ANWAR Digitally signed by SHOAIB ANWAR Date: 2025.04.23 23:55:50 +0530
2 4 - The Commissioner, Land Record, Chhattisgarh, First Floor Block-2, Atal
Nagar,
Indrawati
Bhawan,
Naya
Raipur
(C.G.) 5 - The Secretary, Ministry Of Home Affairs And Jail, Atal Nagar, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Raipur (C.G.)
... Respondent(s) (Cause title taken from CIS) For Petitioner(s) : Shri Harshal Chouhan, Advocate. For Respondent(s) : Shri Suyashdhar Badgaiya, Dy. Govt. Advocate.
Hon'ble Shri
Bibhu Datta Guru
, Judge
Order on Board 23.04.2025
1. By the present Writ Petition, the Petitioner is questioning the inquiry report dated 29/11/2024 (Annexure-P/1), wherein, respondent No.4, on the basis of some complaints, initiated an inquiry in respect of departmental examination of the Revenue Inspector conducted in the year 2024 and submitted the same to the Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management/respondent No.1,
2.
Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner who is a candidate to the said examination is apprehending that on the basis of the said inquiry report which has been prepared behind the back of the petitioner, some action may be taken against him and if any action is taken against him, he will be prejudiced. Therefore,
3 respondents’ authorities may be directed that if any action is taken on the basis of the said inquiry report dated 29/11/2024 then the respondent shall proceed by giving sufÏcient opportunity of hearing to the petitioner.
3.
Learned counsel for the respondent/State would submit that if any action will be taken on the basis of inquiry report against any candidate then principles of natural justice must be observed and followed.
4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties.
5. In view of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the State/respondent, this Writ Petition is disposed of with a observation that if the respondents’ authorities is inclined to take any action on the basis of the inquiry report (Annexure-P/1) which is under challenge in the writ petition, principles of natural justice be observed and sufÏcient opportunities of hearing be given to the petitioner before proceeding against him.
6. With the aforesaid observation, the Writ Petition stands disposed of. Sd/-
(Bibhu Datta Guru) Judge Shoaib