ASHOK KUMAR Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND AND ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) IN this writ application, the petitioner has prayed for quashing the office order as contained in Memo No. 6013 (S) dated 11.10.2010 issued by the respondent No. 4 whereby and whereunder the petitioner has been inflicted with punishment of:

(2.) HEARD Mr. Md. Sohail Anwar, learned senior counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Prabhat Singh, learned J.C. to A.G.

(3.) MR . Prabhat Singh, learned J.C. to A.G. on the other hand, has submitted that the Inquiry Officer did not fully exonerate the petitioner from the charges leveled against him and sufficient reasons were read into the inquiry report by the disciplinary authority to issue a second show -cause notice for proposed punishment to the petitioner. It has further been submitted that the Appellate Order issued by the respondent No. 3 discloses that the order of the disciplinary authority inflicting punishment upon the petitioner had been looked into and thereafter the appeal was dismissed. In such circumstances, it has been submitted by learned J.C. to A.G. that the rules of natural justice were never violated; and that the explanation/show -cause/appeal submitted by the petitioner in the various hierarchy of the authorities were duly taken note of and appropriate orders were passed which were in accordance with law.