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TRIBHUVAN DAHIYA
Manoj Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of Haryana – Respondent
ORAL JUDGMENT
Mr. Tribhuvan Dahiya, J.
This petition has been filed seeking a writ of certiorari quashing the inquiry report, dated 06.03.2019 (Annexure P-18), by the Internal Complaints Committee being in violation of the procedure; and the termination order, dated 05.08.2019 (Annexure P-20), removing the petitioner from service on that basis. Further, a direction has been sought to reinstate him on the post of Extension Lecturer (Economics) with all consequential benefits.
2. Briefly, facts of the case are, the petitioner after retirement from the Indian Air Force, was appointed as Extension Lecturer (Economics) in Government Girls College, Kharkhara, Rewari, on 01.08.2014. Later, he was served a relieving order, dated 11.01.2019, on account of decreased workload of the subject.
2.1 The relieving order was challenged by the petitioner before this Court by filing CWP-1443-2019, and the same was stayed vide order dated 21.01.2019.
2.2 On 16.02.2019, the petitioner was served a show cause notice, Annexure P-5, regarding complaints by girl students and a staff member alleging misbehaviour and wrongful conduct. He was informed that the complaints have been marked for inquiry to the Comm
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