KARAN SINGH Vs. COLLECTOR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) IN the present writ petition, the petitioner Karan Singh challenged the order of his dismissal dated 26. 12. 1992 (Annex. 25) with the prayer that the said order and the inquiry proceedings initiated against him may be quashed and set aside and further prayed that he may be reinstated in service with all consequential benefits. Unfortunately, the petitioner expired during pendency of writ petition on 28. 11. 1999. This Court by its order dated 26. 05. 2003 allowed his legal representatives to substitute him as the petitioners. IN the present judgment however, reference to the petitioner wherever made should be construed as the original writ petitioner.

(2.) THE petitioner was appointed on the post of Patwari on 01. 08. 1956. A departmental inquiry was initiated against the petitioner vide order dated 29. 08. 1975 under Rule 14 of the Land Revenue (Land Records) Rules, 1957 (for short "the Rules of 1957" hereinafter ).

(3.) THE petitioner for the first time came to know about conclusion of the inquiry when he was served with a show cause notice along with inquiry report. THE petitioner stated that during the disciplinary proceedings, the requested for assistance of Office Superintendent (suspended) Shri Chandmalji Jain vide his application dated 26. 2. 1978 but no assistance was allowed to him.