MANOHAR SINGH vs N.T.P.C. LTD.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 29th January, 2025 + W.P.(C) 1897/2004 MANOHAR SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Petitioner in person. versus N.T.P.C. LTD. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Rajesh Gupta, Mr. Puneet Taneja and Mr. Amit Yadav, Advocates + W.P.(C) 5908/2022 MANOHAR SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Petitioner in person. versus UNION OF INDIA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Ravinder Agarwal, Advocate for CVC. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH JUDGEMENT JYOTI SINGH, J. W.P.(C) 5908/2022 and CM APPL. 51214/2022 1. This writ petition is preferred on behalf of the Petitioner for a direction to a third party to conduct time bound inquiry and take action as per law on the complaint dated 16.04.2021, submitted by the Petitioner to Central Vigilance Commission (‘CVC’), which had forwarded the complaint after due examination for necessary action to CVO, Ministry of Power/ Respondent No. 1. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:KAMAL KUMAR W.P.(C) 1897/2004 and connected matter Page 1 of 13 Signing Date:31.01.2025 19:47:32 2. Petitioner avers that he is a senior citizen and an ex-employee of NTPC. He submitted a complaint dated 16.04.2021 to CVC for an independent and impartial inquiry against the Chairman and Managing Director (‘CMD’), NTPC and other officials for abusing the process of the Court and committing fraud by filing false affidavits and suppressing material record, which led to a protracted litigation, hardship and harassment to the Petitioner. It is urged that the complaint was forwarded on 11.05.2021 by CVC to the CVO, Ministry of Power, a fact admitted by NTPC in response to an RTI application. Petitioner gave a representation on 27.12.2021 to the Secretary, Ministry of Power, for an early disposal of complaint and