BASANT LAL SINGH Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner joined the services in the Department of Food and Civil Supplies, U.P. in the year 1976 on the post of Deputy Regional Marketing Officer. Later on the petitioner was promoted to the post of Deputy Regional Food Controller in the year 1982 and thereafter he was promoted as Chief Marketing Officer in the year 1988 and presently he is posted as such in the office of Food Commissioner, U.P. Lucknow.

(2.) The petitioner has been placed under suspension vide order dated 5th November 2007 apparently for failure in performing his supervisory duties properly in the matter of purchase of levy rice in Hardoi District in the year 2006-07 which purchase started from 1st October 2006 and continued till 30th June 2007.

(3.) It appears that on a news item being published about the purchase of sub-standard rice, inquiries were conducted but in none of the inquiries the petitioner was indicted.