Order on Board

13.12.2024

1) The petitioner has filed this petition seeking the following relief(s):-

“10.1. That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash/set-aside the impugned order dated 18.11.2024 (Annexure P/1).

10.2. That, this Hon’ble Court may kindly be pleased to quash the entire departmental enquiry.

10.3. That, any other relief which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper, may also be passed in favour of the petitioner, in the interest of justice.”

2) Facts of the present case are as under:-

a. The petitioner was working on the post of Constable cum Driver in the office of respondent No. 3 at the relevant time.

b. On 01.02.2021, while driving a vehicle bearing registration No.

CG/03/3764 (Tata Sumo), the petitioner lost control of the vehicle and dashed another vehicle bearing registration No. CG/04/MC/9915, which was being driven by Khilawan Sahu.

c. As a result of the accident, RI Kuldeep Singh, Head Constable Manmohan Singh, and Constables Tikeshwar Sen, Sandeep Minz, and Anurag Barwe sustained injuries and RI Kuldeep Singh and Head Constable Manmohan Singh succumbed to their injuries.

d. An FIR was registered on 01.02.2021. However, during the course of the invest