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2022 DIGILAW 1204 (KAR)

Ramalinge Gowda v. District Registrar / Deputy Registrar Of Co-operative Societes, Mandya District, Mandya

2022-09-13

KRISHNA S.DIXIT

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JUDGMENT Krishna S.Dixit, J. - The grievance of the petitioner is against the long pendency of enquiry in question despite his earlier case in W.P.No.46503/2017 disposed off on 27.09.2018 had directed accomplishment of the enquiry in a time bound way. This Court at the admission stage on 03.09.2022 had said as under: "Despite a direction by a Co-ordinate Bench of this Court in WP No.46503/2017 disposed off on 27.09.2018, the proceedings are still kept pending and this conduct on the part of the officer concerned arguably borders contempt of Court. Therefore, officer concerned i.e., respondent No.1 shall be present before the Court on 13.09.2022. However, in the meanwhile if proceedings are accomplished his presence shall not be required." 2. Learned AGA appearing for the official respondents submits that though there is some delay in accomplishing enquiry that happened because of a communication gap between the successor officer and his predecessors and therefore, the same may be condoned. She also places on record the enquiry report after serving a copy thereof on learned counsel for the petitioner. In view of the above, writ petition has become infructuous and accordingly is disposed off. The respondent-State Government is directed to hold disciplinary enquiry against said predecessors in office who are responsible for brooking enormous delay despite direction of Co-ordinate Bench of this Court. 3. The enquiry had to be completed within an outer limit of eight weeks, failing which, it is open to the petitioner to seek revival of the petition so that this Court can impose some cost on the erring officials. An enquiry report shall be submitted to the Registrar General after completion of above task. Costs made easy.