2025:UHC:3498-DB IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL HON’BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI G. NARENDAR AND HON’BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK MAHRA 06TH MAY, 2025 SPECIAL APPEAL No. 86 OF 2025 Sushil Kumar. …Appellant Versus State of Uttarakhand and others. …Respondents Counsel for the appellant. : Sri Parikshit Saini, learned counsel. Counsel for respondent nos. 1 to 3. : Sri Sunil Khera, learned Deputy Advocate General for the State of Uttarakhand. JUDGMENT : (per Sri G. Narendar, C.J.) Heard Sri Parikshit Saini, learned counsel on behalf of the appellant & Sri Sunil Khera, learned Deputy Advocate General on behalf of the State. 2. The learned DAG submits that he has been instructed to state that action has already been initiated on the complaint of the appellant dated 22.03.2025; that the Inquiry Officer has been appointed on 24.04.2025; and that the preliminary inquiry would be completed within the stipulated time. 3. It is pertinent to note that the Statute fixes a limit of 15 days for the completion of the preliminary inquiry. 1 2025:UHC:3498-DB 4. In that view of the matter, the submission of the learned DAG is placed on record that the preliminary inquiry would be completed within the stipulated time. 5. Placing the submission of learned DAG on record, the Special Appeal stands disposed off. It is directed that post the completion of the preliminary inquiry, the authorities may endeavour to take action, as expeditiously as possible, at any rate, within an outer limit of four weeks from the date of completion of the preliminary inquiry. As a sequel thereto, the miscellaneous petitions, if any pending, shall stand closed. _______________ G. NARENDAR, C.J. _____________ ALOK MAHRA, J. Dt: 06th May, 2025 Rahul 2 RAHUL PRAJAPATI Digitally signed by RAHUL PRAJAPATI DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=aa4fa3bee6691397758b14516ed3e 66e61bf4c848741983ed8c39e4145cf1dab, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=303B55CC3063D34AC45BF8 A192FCAD15C390A1AAD7B39857D2540AE 4C28A4898, cn=RAHUL PRAJAPATI Date: 2025.05.06 16:56:57 +05'30'