POORAN CHANDRA JAIN Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) SUDHIR Agarwal, J. Heard Sri K. K. Dubey, learned Counsel for the petitioner and learned Standing Counsel for the respondents.

(2.) THIS writ petition is directed against the orders dated 10-10- 2002 passed by the District Magistrate, Lalitpur holding petitioner guilty of grave misconduct causing loss to the Government and therefore, reducing his family pension to 40%, and dated 22-11-2002 whereby the order dated 10-10-2002 has been partly modified by substituting the word "family pension" to "pension".

(3.) THE learned Standing Counsel however, disputing the contention submitted that Article 351-A of CSR has no application in this case since proceedings were initiated under Article 470 (b) of CSR which requires only approval of the appointing authority and no approval of Governor is needed thereunder, therefore, the entire proceedings are in accordance with law and the writ petition deserve to be dismissed.