Order

19/03/2025

1. A limited prayer has been made by the counsel for the petitioner for issuing directions to the disciplinary authority to complete the departmental proceedings of charge-sheet dated 16.11.2022 within a time frame.

2. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the charge-sheet under Rule 16 of the Rajasthan Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1958 (for short ‘the Rules of 1958’) was served upon the petitioner on

16.11.2022, but in-spite of passing of considerable time, till date, the same has not been decided and now, the petitioner is approaching toward the age of his retirement i.e. on 31.07.2025. Counsel submits that in case, charge- sheet remains pending at the time of retirement of the petitioner, he would not be in position to get retiral dues, therefore, appropriate directions be issued to the authorities concerned to conclude departmental proceedings, expeditiously.

3. In the case of Prem Nath Bali Vs. Registrar, High Court of Delhi and Ors., reported in AIR 2016 SC 101 the Hon’ble Apex Court has emphasized that it is the duty of the employer to ensure that the departmental inquiry initiated against the delinquent employee is conclu