SARE MAL Vs. STATE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner has challenged the order of reversion (Exhibit 8) dated December 23,1978 passed by the Collector (Land Records) Sirohi, the order dated June 4, 1974 (Exhibit 9) passed by the Board of Revenue in appeal against the order of the Disciplinary Authority and the order of the State Government (Exhibit 10), dated October 19, 1973 passed on review application of the petitioner.

(2.) THE petitioner was appointed as Inspector (Land records) by the order of the Commissioner, Jodhpur No. 8712 dated April 5, 1961, after selection by the Rajasthan Public Service Commission and after unnergoing Kanugo Training. The petitioner was thereafter confirmed on the post of Land Records Inspector by the order of the Collector, Jalore, No. L.R. 1718 dated April 28, 1964. The petitioner was then transferred to the office of Assistant Registrar Cooperative Societies, Sirohi, by the order of the Collector, Sirohi, dated April 22, 1965. When the petitioner was working as a Sales Officer in the Cooperative Societies, Sirohi, he was served with a memorandum under Rule 16 of the Rajasthan Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1958, (hereinafter, referred to as the Rules wherein it was proposed to hold an inquiry against the petitioner. The petitioner was served with a charge -sheet and statement of allegations by the Collector, Sirohi. He submitted his written statement of the defence to the charge -sheet, wherein he denied the charges. The Collector, Sirohi, first appointed the Treasury Officer as an Inquiry Officer, thereafter, the Tehsildar, Sirohi was appointed as an Inquiry Officer.

(3.) ON behalf of the State of Rajasthan no counter to the writ petition has been filed.