MADHYA PRADESH HIGH COURT ISSUES JUDGEMENT ON VIRENDRA KUMAR KATARE V/S GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT AND OTHERS

JABALPUR, India, June 4 -- Madhya Pradesh High Court issued the following judgment/order on May 4:

1. This Writ Petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India has been preferred by the petitioner, being aggrieved by the charge sheet dated 25.06.2019 (Annexure P/1) issued by Respondent No. 2. By way of the impugned charge sheet, the petitioner has been subjected to disciplinary proceedings for a cause of action pertaining to the year 2013.

2. The petitioner seeks the indulgence of this Court to quash the impugned charge sheet and all consequential proceedings, declaring the same as void ab-initio. The petitioner further prays for a direction to the respondents to conduct a review Departmental Promotion Committee (DPC) for the pos...