SADANAND MAHTO Vs. STATE OF BIHAR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE present writ petition has been preferred for the following reliefs: -

(2.) THE facts in brief are set out as under; - The petitioner was working as a Forest Guard and was put under suspension for the charges leveled against him for carelessness against the assigned responsibility, for showing gross indisciplinary disobedience order of senior officer (Negligence of Absolute Duty) and furnishing wrong information, for being negligent in protecting forest assets and for not furnishing correct and timely information of illegal felling of the trees by antisocial elements. A departmental proceeding was accordingly initiated and after affording sufficient opportunity following punishment was imposed upon him;

(3.) HOWEVER , the respondents in their counter -affidavit filed therein informed that the appeal was disposed of on 5.11.1999 and the writ petition was accordingly withdrawn with liberty to challenge the subsequent development and punishment.