2026:UHC:4134 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPSS/1315/2026 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Mr. Vinay Kumar, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Ganga Singh Negi, Additional CSC for the State. Mr. Shivanand Bhatt, Advocate for the respondents. 2. Petitioner was appointed on ad-hoc basis as Junior Engineer in Zila Panchayat, Pauri. By means of this writ petition, he is challenging suspension order dated 12.08.2025. 3. Perusal of the record reveals that petitioner was earlier terminated vide order dated 21.07.2025, which was challenged in Writ Petition (SS) No. 1271 of 2025. The said writ petition was allowed by coordinate Bench; however, liberty was given to the authorities to take fresh action against the petitioner in accordance with law. 4. Since earlier the petitioner was not issued any chargesheet, therefore, competent authority has now issued chargesheet and petitioner was also put under suspension. Petitioner has challenged the chargesheet as well as suspension order. 5. Since the chargesheet as well as suspension order have been issued pursuant to 2026:UHC:4134 judgment rendered by this Court in Writ Petition (SS) No. 1271 of 2025, therefore this Court is not inclined to entertain this writ petition. 6. Even otherwise also, suspension is not a punishment in the eyes of law. Similarly, a chargesheet cannot be challenged in a writ petition because whatever petitioner has to say in his defence can be said by him before the competent authority. 7. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that one similarly situate employee, namely, Sudarshan Singh Rawat, was also issued a chargesheet for similar charges and he has now been reinstated. 8. The said contention made by learned counsel for petitioner is not sufficient for quashing suspension order or chargesheet. 9. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has submitted a reply to the chargesheet. If that is so, then this Court hopes and expects that Enquiry Officer shall conclude the enquiry as early as possible, but not later than six months. 10. The writ petition is, accordingly, disposed of. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 25.05.2026 Mahinder/