IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH

AT GWALIOR

BEFORE

HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE ASHISH SHROTI

th

ON THE 13 OF JANUARY, 2026

WRIT PETITION No. 23002 of 2021

C.P.S. BHADOURIYA

Versus

THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS

Appearance:

Mr. D.P. Singh - Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Brij Mohan Patel - GA for the petitioner.

ORDER Department vide circular dated 14.07.2000 and the petitioner was supposed to follow such guidelines.

The petitioner has invoked Article 226 of the Constitution of India,

challenging the charge-sheet dated 15.02.2018 issued to him on the basis of certain allegations. The challenge has been primary made on the ground of inordinate delay in issuing the charge-sheet inasmuch as the allegations levelled against the petitioner relates back to the year 2004. The petitioner

contends that the charge levelled against him is vague and baseless.

2. The facts necessary for the adjudication of the present case are that

the petitioner was initially appointed as Assistant Registrar. In February' 2013 he was promoted on the post of Deputy Registrar and was working in the said capacity, when the impugned charge-sheet was issued to him on 15.02.2018. While working as Assistant Registrar, the petitioner was competent to approve the constitution of Primary Cooperative Societies. For exercising such powers, certain guidelines were issued by the Cooperative

3. The impugned charge-sheet was issued to the petitioner vide memo dated 15.02.2018, whereby the following charge was levelled against him :

"आरोप (cid:5)मांक-1 : आपके (cid:11)ारा (cid:12)जला मुरैना पद(cid:19)थी के दौरान वषti 2004 म(cid:26) पोरसा नगर पािलका (cid:30)े(cid:31) म(cid:26) बांके (cid:33)बहार(cid:35) (cid:36)ाथिमक उपभो(cid:39)ा सह० भ(cid:41)डार मया०ti पोरसा पंजीयन कमांक 1211 (cid:44)दनांक 19.02.2004 एवं नगर पािलका सबलगढ म(cid:26) भूतपूवti सैिनक (cid:36)ाथिमक उपभो(cid:39)ा सहकार(cid:35) भ(cid:41)डार मया(cid:44)tiदत सबलगढ, (cid:12)जसका पंजीयक कमांक 1210 (cid:44)दनांक 17.02.2004 का गठन (cid:44)कया, (cid:12)जसम(cid:26) पंजीयक, सहकार(cid:35) सं(cid:19)थाऐं म०५० भोपाल के प(cid:52)रप(cid:31) (cid:5)मांक 690 (cid:44)दनांक 14.07.2000 से िनधा(cid:52)tiरत मापद(cid:41)ड अनुसार राशन काडti 1000 (एक हजार) एवं जनसं(cid:56)या 5000 (पॉच हजार) के मान से गठन (cid:44)कये जाने का पालन नह(cid:35)ं (cid:44)कया गया। इस (cid:36)कार आपके (cid:11)ारा शासन से जार(cid:35) िनद(cid:61)श(cid:62) का पालन नह(cid:35)ं (cid:44)कया गया एवं उ(cid:39) नवीन भ(cid:41)डार ग(cid:44)ठत कर पंजीयक (cid:11)ारा जार(cid:35)

प(cid:52)रप(cid:31) के (cid:33)वपर(cid:35)त कायti करना पाया गया।

आपका उ(cid:39) कृ(cid:64)य म०(cid:36)० िस(cid:33)वल सेवा (आचरण) िनयम 1965 के िनयम 03 का घोर उ(cid:67)लघंन होकर कदाचरण क(cid:68) (cid:69)णे ी म(cid:26) आता है।"

4. It is thus seen that the allegation made against the petitioner is with regard to sanctioning the constitution of Banke Bihari Primary Cooperative Sahakari Bhandar Maryadit, Porsa bearing Registration No.1211 dated 19.02.2004, and that of Bhutpurv Sainik Primary Cooperative Sahakari Bhandar Maryadit, Sabalgarh, bearing Registration No.1210 dated 17.02.2004, without following the guidelines issued under the circular dated

14.07.2000.

5. The petitioner has submitted the reply to the charge-sheet and, at this stage, the matter is pending because of the interim order passed in the present writ petition.

6. Challenging the impugned charge-sheet, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the allegations levelled against the petitioner relates back to the year 2004, when the petitioner was working as Assistant Registrar. Thus, issuing charge-sheet after lapse of 14 years, that too without any explanation for such inordinate delay, is illegal. He further submitted that the charge levelled against the petitioner is vague and bogus and on this ground also, the charge-sheet is liable to be quashed. It was further submitted that the petitioner has already been promoted to the post of Deputy Registrar, and therefore, at this stage, conducting a departmental enquiry in respect of old and stale allegat