JUDGMENT

1. This writ petition has been filed by the petitioner to issue a writ of certiorarified mandamus to quash the impugned denovo enquiry dated 20.07.2021 and to direct the disciplinary authority to pass appropriate order in terms of the enquiry report submitted by the Inquiry Officer, Presenting Officer and defence brief of the charge officer within a stipulated period of three months, failing which, the memorandum of charge dated 27.11.2019 be automatically cancelled.

2. Briefly stated, the case of the petitioner is as follows:

The petitioner joined in the Central Reserve Police Force on 1.12.1994 as Assistant Commandant and was promoted to the rank of Deputy Commandant in the year 2001 and as Second Commandant in the year 2007 and then to the post of Commandant in the year 2012. Presently, the petitioner is posted at the office of the IGP, M&N Sector, CRPF, Langjing, Imphal, Manipur as Commandant.

2.1. Throughout his service, the petitioner has earned outstanding grading in the Annual Performance Grading Appraisals and he has been awarded seven times DG CRPF Commendation Disc Roll, 2 DG Manipur Commendation Disc Roll, 42 DG CRPF Commendation Certificates, 2 Army Chief Commenda