NIRANJAN SHARMA vs DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND ANOTHER

CWP-9986-2019 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CWP-9986-2019 Date of Decision:27.05.2026 NIRANJAN SHARMA -PETITIONER V/S DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AND ANOTHER -RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KULDEEP TIWARI Present: Mr. Sanjiv Gupta, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Lavish, Advocate for for the petitioner. Ms. Munisha Gandhi, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Shubhreet Kaur, Advocate and Ms. Manveen Narang, Advocate, for the respondents. **** KULDEEP TIWARI, J. (Oral) 1. Through the present writ petition filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has challenged the charge-sheet dated 06.11.2018 (Annexure P-1), and the order dated 14.03.2019 (Annexure P-7), whereby the disciplinary authority appointed an Inquiry Officer to conduct disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner. The challenge has been, primarily, made on the ground that the impugned charge-sheet and the consequential order are in violation of Rule 2.2(b) of the Punjab Civil Services Rules, 1970 (hereinafter referred DHARAM VIR 2026.06.03 12:38 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document CWP-9986-2019 -2- to as “the Rules of 1970”). 2. The entire case is predicate