JUDGMENT :

RAMESH CHANDRA KHULBE, J.

1. In this petition, petitioner has prayed to issue a Writ, Order or Direction in the nature of Certiorari quashing the dated 09.06.2020 and order dated 08.07.2020 (Annexure-12 and 13 respectively to the writ petition).

2. Briefly put, facts of the case are that the petitioner was initially appointed on 24.09.1984 as Assistant Teacher, Government Girls Inter College, Kotdwar. Before her retirement, a charge-sheet dated 05.01.2018 was issued against her. The petitioner denied all the charges vide her reply dated 05.02.2018. Vide relieving order dated 31.07.2018, the petitioner retired as Principal, Girls Inter College, Namjala, Pithoragarh. After her retirement, an inquiry was set up nominating one - Bhupinder Singh Negi as the inquiry officer.

3. The petitioner remained present before the Inquiry. She was supplied with the copy of the charge-sheet (a questionnaire and documents). Vide application dated 21.02.2019, the petitioner sought information about status of the inquiry against her. In reply to the said application, a note-sheet was provided on 13.03.2019 in which the inquiry report was mentioned. The petitioner, vide her explanation dated 23.0