WP(C)/1215/2018 of THINGOM KULACHANDRA SINGH Vs MANIPUR UNIVERSITY on 29 December 2018

O R D E R

[1] Heard Md. Murtaza Ahmed, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner; Shri B.P. Sahu, learned Senior Counsel appearing for Respondent No. 1 and Shri M. Devananda, learned counsel appearing for Respondent Nos. 2 & 3.

[2] By this instant writ petition, the petitioner has prayed for issuing a writ of mandamus or any other appropriate writ to direct the respondents to defer the departmental inquiry proceedings initiated against him.

[3] It may be noted that the issue relating to the initiation of departmental inquiry against the petitioner has been decided by this Court in the earlier writ petition and it is submitted by the counsel appearing for the respondents that the appeal preferred against the judgment and order passed by the learned Single Judge has also been dismissed by the Division Bench modifying the time period in which the inquiry was to be completed.

[4] It is submitted by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner that being aggrieved by the said judgment and order dated 14/11/2018 passed by the Division Bench of this Court, the petitioner has preferred a Special Leave Petition before the Hon'ble Supreme Court and the said SLP is likely to be listed on 3[rd] January, 2019 for consideration. Since the Hon'ble Supreme Court is seized with the subject matter in issue involved herein, this Court cannot entertain the present writ petition and accordingly, the present writ petition is dismissed.

JUDGE

Victoria