LAWS(JHAR)-2023-9-30

STATE OF JHARKHAND Vs. VIJAY SINGH

Decided On September 11, 2023
STATE OF JHARKHAND Appellant
V/S
VIJAY SINGH Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The instant intra-court appeal, under clause 10 of the Letters Patent, is directed against the judgment / Order dtd. 21/12/2021 passed in W.P. (S) No. 217 of 29015, whereby and whereunder the Hon'ble Single Judge has quashed the impugned order of punishment dtd. 10/4/2014, subsequent order of appeal dtd. 10/3/2016, Memo of Charge dtd. 29/10/2012 and Enquiry Report dtd. 22/2/2012 and has further directed to pay the entire consequential benefit accrued to the petitioner, within a period of three months from the dated of receipt/ production of a copy of the order.

(2.) The instant appeal is admittedly barred by limitation since there is delay of 128 days in preferring the appeal; therefore, the instant interlocutory application has been filed for condoning such delay.

(3.) This Court, after taking into consideration the fact that the instant intra-court appeal has been field after inordinate delay of 128 days, deems it fit and proper, to first consider the delay condonation application before going into the legality and propriety of the impugned order on merit.