(1.) Since common question of facts and law are involved in both the aforementioned writ petitions, as such, the same are being disposed of by a common judgment. The petitioners in both the aforementioned writ petitions, feeling aggrieved by the order of the disciplinary authority punishing them with the punishment of dismissal from service and also with recovery of the amount of damage which was caused to the department by their alleged misconduct, have preferred the aforementioned writ petitions.
(2.) In brief, the facts of Writ Petition No. 453 (SB) of 2006 are as under :
(3.) Feeling aggrieved by the order dated 22.7.2003, the petitioner had approached this Court by filing writ petition No. 1020 (S/B) of 2003. During the pendency of the said writ petition, the Additional Commissioner, Grade-I, Trade Tax, Lucknow, who was appointed as Enquiry Officer, served a charge-sheet dated 20.9.2003. Subsequently, a Division Bench of this Court, vide order dated 9.10.2002, disposed of the writ petition finally with a direction that the petitioner shall file reply to the charge-sheet within 15 days and thereafter the inquiry be completed within a period of six weeks and enquiry report thereafter shall be submitted within 15 days.