charges against the applicant. The
applicant made representation on 21.5.2015 for change of IO which was
rejected by respondent No.3. Again ... representation alleging bias against
respondent No.5 with a prayer to change the IO but respondent No.4 rejected
the same. On 3.11.2015 the applicant
order, the Revisionary Authority had categorically authorized DA to decide on change
of IO.
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With the powers bestowed upon by above ... also deliberated adequately in the disposal that grounds of bias
represented for changes is not justified.
Not satisfied with disposed, the CO had made further
hence the applicant
submitted petition to Respondent No. 3/4 for change of
IO which was rejected on 26.03.2014. The IO held sitting
of inquiry ... Annexure R/3) alleging bias against the
changed IO Sri C. Veeraraghavan and requesting for
appointment of IO from outside the office. The inquiry
appointed Presenting Officer (for short
"PO") and therefore, the IO has acted as PO, which is contrary to law laid
down ... delay the inquiry.
In fact, he filed OA 888/2015 to change IO and later, when reply statement
was filed, the OA was withdrawn. However
IO
rejected his request aand
nd decided to proceed with the Departmental
Departmental
Inquiry.
nquiry. However, between 2009 and 2017 several IOs were changed
without ... natural justice. The respondents
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have changed several IOs between 2008 and 2016 in succession
without any tangible progress
punished. Applicant had
approached this Hon'ble Court before, to change the IO because of alleged
allegation of bias, wherein a direction to decide ... Also respondents have narrated that on one hand applicant wants to
change the IO and on the other he is denying the charges, which
appointed the
IO, PO and Addl. P.O. to proceed with departmental inquiry.
The applicant submitted representation requesting the IO to
be changed since ... Annexure A/7) i.e. AG (G&SSA) suo motto
changed the IO and appointed Respondent No. 5 as IO. The
applicant further submitted
taken place on 20.07.2017,
and she also made a request to change the IO. She contends that
without taking the same into account ... disciplinary proceedings shall be commenced from
the stage of inquiry, duly changing the IO. In case the applicant
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OA No.1817/2020
was under
when their statements u/s 161 CrPC were
recorded by the IO on 15.06.2014, after two years of the alleged
incident ... when their supplementary
statements u/s 161 CrPC were recorded on change of IO SI
Rakesh Kumar from SI Angad Singh and adding of allegation
times he has to revise his earlier decisions,
in view of changing circumstances. Such decisions may relate to
appointment of inquiry officer or presenting officer ... officio for that
stage. If that were so, all decisions of changing the IOs or
Presenting Officer or de-novo enquiry would be illegal
