Punjab-Haryana High Court
Janak Raj Baraik vs The Managing Director, The Punjab State ... on 18 May, 2017
Author: Jaishree Thakur
Bench: Jaishree Thakur
IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT
CHANDIGARH
CWP No. 10857 of 2017
Date of decision: 18.05.2017
Janak Raj Baraik
...Petitioner
Versus
Managing Director, the Punjab State Co-operative Development Federation
Ltd.
...Respondent
CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JAISHREE THAKUR
Present: Mr. Balwinder Singh, Advocate,
for the petitioner.
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JAISHREE THAKUR, J. (ORAL)
The instant writ petition has been filed seeking to quash the charge-sheet and the proceedings thereunder.
It is contended that the petitioner herein was named in an FIR No. 229 dated 18.11.2011 which was under Sections 370 and 271 IPC registered at Police Station-3, Chandigarh. Under the said proceedings, the petitioner has now been honourably acquitted by the learned Addl. Sessions Judge, Chandigarh. The petitioner has approached the department to drop the proceedings pending against him, however, the department has not taken any note of the said request. It is further contended that after a charge-sheet that had been issued, he was suspended in 2011 but later by an order dated 07.11.2014 he was reinstated in service under Rule 7.3 of the Punjab Civil Services Volume-I, pending departmental inquiry.
I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner and in view of the law as settled that there should be no interference in the proceedings that have been initiated under a charge-sheet, this Court is not inclined to interfere.
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The writ petition stands disposed of.
18.05.2017 (JAISHREE THAKUR)
Satyawan JUDGE
Whether speaking/reasoned Yes.
Whether reportable No.
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