LALLAN PRASAD SINGH Vs. STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner is a Tax Inspector in the Nagar Mahapalika, Varanasi. He has invoked the jurisdiction of this court under A.W.C. t [Suppl.[ L. P. Singh v. State (D.P.S. Chauhan, J.) it Article 226 of the Constitution of India impeaching the order of his suspension dated 25-6-1990 (Annexure 2 to the petition) passed by the Mukhya Nagar Adhikari. THE petitioner has prayed for quashing the order of his suspension and for issuance of a writ of mandamus directing the respondents not to give effect to the said order.

(2.) SINCE the counter and rejoinder affidavits have been exchanged, with the consent of the parties I propose to dispose of the writ petition on merits finally.

(3.) SO far as the question of the petitioner being a member of the centralised service, the parties are not at variance and on the question of applicability of the rules, the position is accepted.