P.V. Mahadevan vs M.D. Tamil Nadu Housing Board on 8 August, 2005
6. Furthermore, it was after a period of nine
years from the date of alleged events of
irregularities, the chargesheet was issued. Delay
itself becomes prejudicial to the rights of the
petitioner. The Supreme Court in P.V. Mahadevan v.
M.D. T.N. Housing Board [(2005) 6 SCC 636], in M.V.
Vijlani v. Union of India [(2006) 5 SCC 88] and in
Anant R. Kulkarni v. Y.P. Education Society [(2013) 6
SCC 515], in which cases the inquiry was initiated
belatedly after seven to ten years, it was observed
that allowing the respondents to proceed further with
the inquiry after such a long time would be very
prejudicial to the delinquent.