JUDGMENT

S.C. Agrawal, J.-Special leave granted.

2. C. Muralidhar, the respondent herein, was employed as Motor Vehicle Inspector with the Government of Andhra Pradesh. In 1987 a criminal case (C.C. No. 8 of 1987) was filed against him wherein he was prosecuted for the offence punishable under the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 for holding assets disproportionate to his known sources of income. Disciplinary proceedings of a charge memo dated January 21, 1988 issued by the Enquiry Officer under Rule 19(2) of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1963, Some of the charges in the said charge memo related to holding of assets disproportionate to the known sources of income while some charges related to his having acquired the assets without permission of the department in violation of Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Conduct) Rules, 1964. The respondent filed R.P. No. 3714 of 1989 before the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal (hereinafter referred the Tribunal ) wherein he assailed the validity of the charge memo dated January 21, 1988 on the ground that in view of the pendency of the criminal case wherein he was being prosecuted on the char