AJAY SHANKAR LAL Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS appeal has been preferred against the order dated 27.4.2006 passed in W.P.(S) No. 713 of 2006 by which the learned Single Judge declined to interfere with the impugned order passed against the appellant by which he was dismissed from service on the basis of the charge of retaining a sum of Rs. 25,000/ - in his custody for a period of 3 -4 days although subsequently he deposited the money. It was held in the departmental proceeding that he was guilty of embezzlement of the amount which he was required to deposit in the Treasury.

(2.) THE charge levelled against the petitioner -appellant herein was to the effect that while he was posted as a Clerk in the Civil Court at Deoghar he committed grave misconduct by accepting a sum of Rs. 25,000/ - from one Anjani Mishra for the assurance that he would get the case disposed of favourably which was pending in the Court of IlIrd Additional District and Sessions Judge, Deoghar.

(3.) LEARNED counsel for the appellant initially assailed the order of punishment imposed against the appellant and submitted that the petitioner -appellant had not admitted his guilt as per the charge levelled against him, yet he had sought pardon merely to cut short the proceeding.