Prashant Natekar vs State of Goa - 2022 Supreme(Bom) 2677

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2022 Supreme(Bom) 2677

DIPANKAR DATTA, M. S. SONAK
Prashant Natekar – Appellant
Versus
State of Goa – Respondent

Advocates appeared:
S.D. Lotlikar, Advocate, Terence Sequeira, Advocate, Jayant Karn, Advocate, Sailee Keny, Advocate, Devidas J. Pangam, Advocate, Prashil Arolkar, Advocate, Rajdeep Prabhudessai, Advocate, A.V. Pavithran, Advocate, Gaurish Agni, Advocate

JUDGMENT/ORDER

DIPANKAR DATTA, CJ. - This writ petition, instituted on 22/1/2021, challenges an order dtd. 19/6/2017 issued by the Secretary (Health-1), Public Health Department, Government of Goa. The order reads as follows:

"ORDER

Whereas, Inquiry against Dr. Prashant E. Natekar, Professor and Head of the Department of Anatomy, Goa Medical College, Bambolim - Goa, is being contemplated and Dr. Prashant E. Natekar, Professor and Head of the Department of Anatomy, Goa Medical College, Bambolim shall report to Public Health Department, Porvorim, until further Orders. "

2. Several grounds have been urged in support of the relief claimed in the writ petition. The prayers read as follows:

<WXY>"(A) For a writ of mandamus or any other writ, direction or order in the nature of mandamus, quashing and setting aside the Impugned Order No. 1 dtd. 19/06/2017, bearing No. 1/15/2016II/PHD, passed by the Under Secretary (Health) who is the Respondent No. 5, with a further direction commanding the Respondent Authorities to recall and cancel the Impugned Order No. 1 and to allow the Petitioner to resume duties in his position as Professor and Head of Department of Anatomy at GMC with all consequentia