ORDER

1. The appellant was employed as Lower Division Clerk with the Bihar State Cooperative Marketing Union Ltd. Disciplinary proceedings were initiated against him on charges of misconduct involving defalcation of funds and in those proceedings the services of the appellant were terminated, by way of punishment, by order dated 19-10-1979. It appears that the appellant was also prosecuted on criminal charges in relation to the said defalcation and in the said criminal proceedings he was acquitted by the trial court on 14-7-1986 and the appeal filed by the State against the acquittal was dismissed by the Patna High Court on 17-4-1987. Thereafter, the appellant submitted a representation before the Registrar, Cooperative Societies for setting aside the order for termination of his services. The said representation of the appellant was dismissed by the Registrar, Cooperative Societies by order dated 17-4-1989. The appellant filed a writ petition (CWJC No. 4470 of 1989) in the Patna High Court challenging the said order of the Registrar. The said writ petition of the appellant has been dismissed, in limine, by the High Court by the impugned order dated 16-2-1990.

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