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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Honourable Mrs Justice V.BHAVANI SUBBAROYAN
L.suresh – Appellant
Versus
Agricultural Production Commissioner And Principal Secretary To Govt. – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. writ petition filed to challenge the enquiry report. (Para 1 , 2) |
| 2. enquiry procedures analyzed. (Para 3 , 4 , 5 , 9 , 10) |
| 3. legal framework of the act emphasizes due process. (Para 13 , 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 4. inconsistencies in enquiry reports raised concern. (Para 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 5. court's directive for accountability and justice. (Para 41 , 42 , 43) |
ORDER :
1. The Writ Petition has been filed for an issuance of a Writ of Certiorari, calling for the records pertaining to the impugned enquiry report in Na.Ka. No.585/A1/ 2020 by the 3rd respondent and quash the same as arbitrary and illegal.
2. The present Writ Petition has got a checkered history. The brief facts of the case are as follows:-
(i) The petitioner, who joined in a service as a Agricultural Officer, commenced his service on 07.05.1986 had unblemished records, hence promoted and held various positions and finally promoted to the post of Assistant Director of Agriculture. While the petitioner was serving as an Assistant Director of Agriculture, the 6th respondent seems to have joined the service as Agricultural officer on 23.01.2017.
(ii) It is the further case of the petitioner that the 6th respondent ever since jo
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