MP HC Quashes Charge-Sheet Against Dr. Girja Shankar Gupta
Parties Involved
Dr. Girja Shankar Gupta
The State Of Madhya Pradesh
AI Summary
The High Court of Madhya Pradesh quashed the charge-sheet issued against Dr. Girja Shankar Gupta, stating that the initiation of the inquiry was flawed and the petitioner was not provided necessary documents. The court directed that the inquiry proceedings be conducted in accordance with the law and that the petitioner be allowed to access his recruitment records.
Order Text
Dr. Girja Shankar Gupta vs The State Of Madhya Pradesh on 17 February, 2026 NEUTRAL CITATION NO. 2026:MPHC-GWL:5950 1 WP-50553-2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT GWALIOR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE ASHISH SHROTI WRIT PETITION No. 50553 of 2025 DR. GIRJA SHANKAR GUPTA Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Appearance: Shri Prashant Sharma - Advocate for the petitioner. Shri Dharmendra Nayak- Govt. Advocate for the State. Shri D.P. Singh- Advocate for the respondent no.3 Shri Chandra Prakash Sharma- Advocate for the respondent no.4 & 5. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reserved on : 29-01-2026 Pronounced on : 17-02-2026 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORDER The petitioner has filed this writ petition praying for the following reliefs. "i. That, the charge-sheet dated 30-10-2025 issued against the petitioner and its consequential proceedings may kindly be quashed, and/or; ii. That, the respondents be directed to Restore the charge of Superintendent in the favor of petitioner, and/or iii. That, the enquiry officer be directed to submit all the documents annexed with the charge sheet duly certified by the iss...