VIJAY KUMAR MAHENDRA Vs. REGISTRAR HIGH COURT ALLD

JUDGEMENT

(1.) S. P. Srivastava, J. Heard the counsel for the petitioner and the learned Standing Counsel representing the respondents No. 1 and 2.

(2.) LEARNED Standing counsel has produced the original record culminat ing in the impugned order dated 7-2-1995 passed by Hon'ble the Chief Justice and the consequential order dated 8-2-1995 passed by the Registrar. Perused the record.

(3.) THE petitioner was thereafter issued a show cause notice dated 24-12-1993 calling upon him to submit his explanation and show cause in, response whereto the petitioner submitted his explanation/reply dated 24-1-1994 praying that the show cause notice be withdrawn and the suspension order passed against him be revoked with all consequential benefits. This reply, contained in about 49 pages running into 84 paragraphs challenging and criticising the findings returned by the Enquiry Officer both on fact and law based on various assertions including those which were argumentative in nature, appears to have been placed along with the record of the proceed ings together with the enquiry report for consideration before Hon'ble the Chief Justice who by a detailed order clearly indicating that he had considered the report of the Equity Officer including the facts on the record and charges framed against the petitioner as well as the reply given by him to the show cause notice, agreed with the conclusions arrived at by the Enquiry Officer which were supported by the evidence on the record and came to the conclu sion that the charges framed and proved against the petitioner were of a very grave and serious nature and nothing having been indicated which could reveal anything to minimise the gravity of the charges proved and established against the petitioner accepting the findings given by the Enquiry Officer awarded the punishment of dismissal from service to him.