SPA/55/2023
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      IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND
                  AT NAINITAL
        THE HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE SRI VIPIN SANGHI
                               AND
            THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA

                   SPECIAL APPEAL NO. 55 OF 2023

                            17TH MARCH, 2023

Between:

Sudhir Kumar Dubey                          ......          Appellant

and

State of Uttarakhand & others               ......         Respondents

Counsel for the appellant        :   Mr. A.S. Rawat, learned Senior
                                     Counsel assisted by Mr. Dushyant
                                     Mainali, learned counsel

Counsel for the respondents      :   Mr.    Pradeep     Joshi,  learned
                                     Additional Chief Standing Counsel
                                     with Mr. S.S. Chaudhary, learned
                                     Brief Holder for the State


The Court made the following:

JUDGMENT: (per Hon'ble The Chief Justice Sri Vipin Sanghi)


             Issue notice.


             Counsel for respondent Nos. 1 to 5 appears and

accepts notice.


2)           The    limited    submission      of   learned    Senior

Counsel for the appellant is that irregularities committed

by the Principal are not being enquired into.


3)           We find that the enquiry was ordered by the

Director General, School Education, on 17.02.2023, which
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is to be held by the Joint Director. We see no reason to

infer, at this stage, that the Joint Director would not hold

an enquiry, expeditiously.


4)        Counsel for the respondents also states that the

enquiry will be held expeditiously.


5)        In the light of the aforesaid statement, we see

no reason to interfere with the impugned order on any

count.


6)        The appeal is disposed of in the aforesaid terms.


7)        All pending applications also stands disposed of.



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                                        VIPIN SANGHI, C.J.



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                                  ALOK KUMAR VERMA, J.

Dt: 17th MARCH, 2023 Negi