JUDGMENT :

Heard Mr. Gaurav Piyush, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioner.

2. Heard Mr. Rahul Saboo, learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State.

3. In the present writ petition, following prayers have been made:-

“For quashing the memo no.144 dated 31.01.2011 issued by the Additional Secretary, Department of Mines and Geology, Government of Jharkhand whereby and whereunder he has been served a fresh Inquiry Report and asked to submit his show cause on the said Inquiry Report within a period of one week;

And

For quashing the Inquiry Report signed on 31.12.2010 by the Deputy Commissioner, Pakur wherein the petitioner has been held to have been found guilty of the charges levelled against him as the said Inquiry Report has been prepared by the present Deputy Commissioner, Pakur without having any authority to submit Inquiry report. More so as for the self-same charges previously an Inquiry report was submitted by the duly constituted Inquiry Officer as back as on 19.1.2010.”

Another prayer has been made to quash the order of punishment vide Notification No.586 dated 31.03.2011. The order of punishment having been passed during the pendency of this writ petition, the sam