JUDGMENT

1. Petitioner herein has filed the present petition seeking a declaration that the inquiry proceedings initiated against him by Charge Memorandum dated 14.03.2019 under Rule 14 of the CCS (CCA) Rules, 1965 stand concluded as also for quashing the communication dated 30.04.2020 whereby the Petitioner has been informed that the cycle of disciplinary proceedings pending against him has not completed its full circle and thereafter direct Respondent No. 2 to issue vigilance clearance to the Petitioner.

2. The facts in brief as set out by the Petitioner and to the extent necessary for adjudication of the petition can be encapsulated as under:

a. After acquiring a Ph.D. degree from Indian Institutes of Science, Bangalore, followed by Postdoctoral Research from Stanford University, USA, Petitioner joined Respondent No. 2/National Institute of Immunology (hereinafter referred to as `NII') in the year 1999 as Staff Scientist-IV. Petitioner's claim to fame is that he is recognized in his field for his research work in the area of Chemical Biology and is recipient of several prestigious National Awards including Infosys Prize, Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Prize and IIT Bombay Distingu