Ashok Kujur vs State Of Chhattisgarh
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                        HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR
                                          Order Sheet
                                     WPCR No. 538 of 2021
                        Ashok Kujur Versus State of Chhattisgarh & Others




15.09.2021         Mr. Kishore Bhaduri, Sr. Advocate along-with Mr. Pankaj Singh, Advocate
             for the Petitioner.

                   Mr. D. P. Singh, Dy. A. G. for the State.

                   Heard on application for grant of interim relief.

                   Learned Sr. Advocate would submit that in pursuance of the order passed
             by the learned Special Judge (NDPS) Mahasamund in Sessions Trial No. NDPS-
             H/18 on 27.07.2021, a show cause notice has been issued wherein the learned
             Special Judge in paragraph 34 of the impugned judgment made certain
             observations and in view of the observations made by learned Special Judge
             (NDPS) Mahasamund the State Government has initiated disciplinary proceeding
             by issuance of show cause notice for preliminarily enquiry against the present
             petitioner, who was investigating Officer in that case. He would further submit that
             in identical matter i.e. WPCR No. 425/2021, this court vide order dated
             04.08.2021, have already granted interim protection to the Police Officer who are
             facing the departmental enquiry arising out of the observation made by the
             learned Special Judge in its judgment.

                   Considering the submission made by learned counsel for the petitioner and
             the fact that the present petitioner is similarly situated person as in the WPCR No.
             425/2021, the respondent authorities are restrained to proceed further in

pursuance of the show cause notice issued on 21.08.2021, till the next date of hearing.

List this case along with WPCR No. 425/2021.

Sd/-/-

(Narendra Kumar Vyas) Judge

Amita