Aggrieved by order dated 06.10.2012 appointing an inquiry officer for conducting a fresh inquiry into the allegations contained in memo dated 17.02.2012, the petitioner has approached this Court.

2. Heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the documents on record.

3. The petitioner who was working as Executive Engineer, was served the charge-memo dated 17.02.2012. An inquiry was conducted and inquiry report dated 29.07.2012 was submitted finding the charges levelled against the petitioner, not proved. Thereafter, by the impugned order dated 06.10.2012 another inquiry officer has been appointed for conducting a fresh inquiry into the allegations contained in charge-memo dated 17.02.2012.

4. A counter-affidavit has been filed stating as under :-

6. “That petitioner is an Executive Engineer under the administrative control of the Road Construction Department, Jharkhand. The petitioner was earlier posted as Executive Engineer in National Highway Division, Dhanbad. An F.I.R. has been lodged by the C.B.I. pertaining to the bitumen scam in N.H. Division, Dhanbad under case no. RC 10(A)/2010 (R) in pursuant to direction of the Hon'ble Jharkhand High Court given in a P