JUDGMENT

S.B. Majmudar. J. - Leave granted.

2. By consent of learned advocates of parties the appeal was finally heard and is being disposed of by this judgment. Respondent No. 1 was was an employee of the appellant. He was alleged to have misappropriated an amount of Rs. 21,094.80. The said misconduct was detected on 8th December 1984. The amount was collected by him partly in March 1984 and partly in August 1984. The said amount was payable to class III and IV employees of the appellant on account of bonus and other allowances after deduction from provident fund. This amount was required to be deposited in the Post Office Account of employees individually by respondent No.1 along with his associate and for that purpose he had taken this amount from the office of appellant. Instead of depositing the said amount it was kept by respondent no.1 and on detection the amount was tendered only on 14th December 1984. Thus there was temporary misappropriation of this amount for a period of eight months and less. Respondent No.1 and his associate have admitted this fact in writting and deposited the amount on 15th December 1984. After a departmental enquiry the respondent no,1 was dismissed f