2026:UHC:1894 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPSS/815/2026 Hon’ble Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J. Mr. Nandan Arya, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. G.S. Negi, Additional CSC, for the State. Mr. S.S. Chauhan, Advocate, for the respondent no. 2 to 5. (2) Petitioner is serving as Junior Engineer in Uttarakhand Peyjal Nigam. He was put under suspension vide order dated 3.9.2024 and thereafter a chargesheet was issued to him on 5.10.2024. Suspension order, passed against the petitioner, was revoked on 1.2.2025. According to petitioner, the disciplinary enquiry, instituted against him in the month of October 2024, has not been concluded so far, even though petitioner had submitted reply to the charge-sheet in the month of October 2024 itself. Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that due to this delay in conclusion of disciplinary enquiry, the sealed cover, in which result of Departmental Promotion Committee has been kept, is not being opened. (3) Mr. Shailendra Singh Chauhan, learned Counsel appearing for the employer, submits that DPC was held sometime in the year 2025. He further submits that since certain irregularities were found in Baedi Pumping Scheme in Tehsil Ranikhet of District Almora, which was being supervised by petitioner, and since certain other engineers had also a role in construction of that pumping scheme, therefore, disciplinary enquiry was instituted not only against the petitioner but also against certain other engineers serving in Uttarakhand Peyjal Nigam and reply to charge- sheet from other engineers is still awaited. He 2026:UHC:1894 submits that since a common disciplinary enquiry is being conducted against all involved persons, therefore, because of delay in submitting the reply to the charge-sheet by other engineers, disciplinary enquiry could not be concluded against the petitioner so far. He assures that as soon as reply to the charge- sheet is submitted by other engineers, the ongoing disciplinary enquiry against the petitioner shall be concluded without any further delay. (4) In view of the aforesaid facts and reason, writ petition is disposed of by directing that the disciplinary enquiry initiated against the petitioner shall be concluded within six months from the date of presentation of certified copy of this order. It shall be open to the competent authority to close the opportunity of such engineers, who have not responded to the charge-sheet so far. (5) With the aforesaid directions, writ petition stands disposed of. (Manoj Kumar Tiwari, J.) 19.3.2026 Pr PRABODH KUMAR Digitally signed by PRABODH KUMAR DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=3a082a00a95aff911a9559743af8f21c50602ff6eae4e61af3aeab198d462503, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=0DC111E8D8CA66E16B940EFDF806ACCC1AB588052DF6FCA58C67F3C91957BE 53, cn=PRABODH KUMAR Date: 2026.03.19 18:13:03 +05'30' 2026:UHC:1894