The veracity of charges in a charge-sheet is the domain of the disciplinary authority, and a writ petition is generally not maintainable against a charge-sheet.

JUDGMENT :

Sujoy Paul, J.

1. Learned counsel for petitioner at the outset fairly submits that this matter is squarely covered by the order passed by this Court in WP No. 2027/2021. Thus, petitioner deserves same fate.

2. Shri Aditya Garg, learned G.A. has no objection.

3. This Court in WP No. 2027/2021 opined as under:-

"7. The following allegations are made against the petitioner:-

^^1- fcuk ofj"B vf/kdkfj;ksa dks voxr djk, Lo;a ds inLFkkiuk okys Fkkus ls nhxj Fkkuk c/kkuk {ks= esa tkdj ,uMhih,l dh dk;Zokgh dj lacaf/kr Fkkuk ÁHkkjh dks lwfpr u dj e/;Áns'k iqfyl jsX;qys'ku ds iSjk Øa- 64 ¼3½ mYya?ku djuk ,oa iSjk Øa- 719 ¼d½ esa fu/kkZfjr Áko/kkuksa dk ikyu ugha djukA
2- mijksDr lwpuk ij iwNrkN gsrq v{k; xks;y dks lacf/kr Fkkuk c?kkuk ;k inLFkkiuk okys Fkkuk tkon u ys tkrs gq, lq;qDr dCts okys ¼fdjk;s ij½ galk ekyoh; ds edku esa j[k lansgkLin vkpj.k dk Án'kZu dj e/;Áns'k iqfyl jsX;qysn'ku ds iSjk Øa- 64 ¼2½ dk mYya?ku djukA
3- mijksDr ,uMhih,l ,DV esa iwNrkN gsrq v{k; xks;y dks ys tkus ds mijkar v{k; xks;y ds ifjtuksa }kjk vigj.k dh vk'kadk ds pyrs Fkkuk uhep dsaV esa ntZ xqebZlku Ø- 47@20 ds lanHkZ esa Fkkuk ÁHkkjh uhep dsaV Jh vt; lkjoku }kjk bl laca/k esa iwNs tkus ij v{k; xks;y ds laca/k esa dksbZ lwpuk ugha nsdj ofj"B vf/kdkfj;ksa dks xqejkg djus dk Á;'k dj e/;Áns'k jsX;qys'ku ds iSjk Ø- 64¼3½ dks mYya?ku djukA
4- mijksDr ,uMhih, ,DV ds varxZr mfu deys'k xkSM+ }kjk ntZ nsgkrh ukylh Ø- 0@20 /kkjk 8@18 ,uMhih,l ,DV ls Fkkuk c?kkuk esa ntZ vly dk;eh Øa- 234@20 /kkjk 8@18 ,uMhih,l ,DV esa 09 ?kaVs dk foyac dj lansgkLin vkpj.k dk Án'kZu dj e/;Áns'k iqfyl jsX;qys'ku ds iSjk Øa- 64¼2½ dk mYya?ku djukA
5- bl Ádkj mijksDr leLr iqfyldehZ iqjkuh lsok vof/k ds Áf'kf{kr vf/k-@deZpkjh gksdj iqfyl lsok dh lkekU; 'krksZa ,oa fu;eksa ls Hkyh&Hkkafr ifjfpr gksus ds i'pkr Hkh mijksDrkuqlkj xaHkhj d`R; dj Lo;a dks iqfyl lsok ds vk;ksX; Ánf'kZr djukA**

8. This is trite law that interference at the stage of charge-sheet can be made on limited grounds. If allegations mentioned in the charge-sheet are accepted on its face value and even then, no misconduct is made out, interference can be made. Interference can also be made if charge-sheet is issued belatedly and such delay in issuing the charge-sheet has caused prejudice to the petitioner. The disciplinary authority is unable to assign justifiable reasons for issuing the charge-sheet with inordinate delay. The charge-sheet can also be subject-matter of judicial review if it is issued by incompetent authority. Correctness of allegations cannot be gone into at the stage of issuance of charge-sheet. Charge-sheet is not an order indeed it is only a notice pursuant to which an enquiry can be conducted. The Division Bench of this Court in the case of Jagdish Baheti Vs. High Court of M.P. & Ors. reported in 2015 (3) M.P.L.J. 172 considered various judgments of Supreme Court on the question of judicial review of charge-sheet and opined as under:-

6. Before we consider the contentions of the learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner it would be appropriate to consider the scope and extent of judicial review and interference in charge-sheets permissible under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, as specified and laid down by the Supreme Court in a series of decisions. In the case of Union of India v. Kunisetty Satyanarayana, (2006) 12 SCC 28, the Supreme Court has held as under:

"13. It is well settled by a series of decisions of this Court that ordinarily no writ lies against a charge-sheet or show-cause notice vide Executive Engineer, Bihar State Housing Board v. Ramesh Kumar Singh, (1996) 1 SCC 327, Special Director v. Mohd. Ghulam Ghouse, (2004) 3 SCC 440, Ulagappa v. Divisional Commissioner, Mysore, (2001) 10 SCC 639, State of U.P v. Brahm Datt Sharma, (1987) 2 SCC 179, etc.

14. The reason why ordinarily a writ petition should not be entertained against a mere show cause notice or charge-sheet is that at that stage the writ petition may be held to be premature. A mere charge-sheet or show-cause notice does n