JHAVAR PRAKASH Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE petitioner who is a Judicial Officer has challenged an order of his reversion from the post of Chief Judicial Magistrate to the post of Munsif and Judicial Magistrate. The petitioner was given a chargesheet dated July 23, 1985 in respect of interpolation and tampering of records relating to a type and shorthand test for the selection of Stenographer Gr. II held in Jodhpur District. Charge No. 1 was in respect of dishonest manipulation of result of the type and shorthand test in order to favour some candidates and charge No. 2 was in respect of being a party to Illegal and irregular acts which were unbecoming of a Judicial Officer and thereby failing to maintain absolute devotion to duty and dignity of office.

(2.) ON an enquiry, the petitioner was exonerated of Charge No. 1 but was held guilty on Charge No. 2. The Disciplinary Authority proposed a punishment of removal from service and. therefore, the matter came up before the Full Court. The Full Court decided not to impose penalty of removal from service but imposed penalty of reduction in rank. The petitioner again preferred an appeal which was placed before the Full Court which was also rejected by the Full Court on December 18, 1989 as not maintainable.

(3.) WE have heard the learned Counsel for the petitioner and perused the record.