JUDGMENT

Chelameswar, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. The unsuccessful petitioner in the Writ Petition No.87(S/B)/2014 on the file of the High court of Allahabad is the appellant herein. By the impugned judgment dated 3.4.2014 the said writ petition was dismissed by a Division Bench of the Allahabad High Court.

3. The appellant is an officer of the Indian Administrative Service. On 22.7.2011 he was served with a charge-sheet consisting of five charges. All the charges are to the effect that the conduct of the appellant is contrary to Rule-3, 7, 8 and 17 of The All India Services (Conduct) Rules, 1968 (hereinafter called “CONDUCT Rules”). After certain correspondence, (the details of which are not necessary for the present purpose), the disciplinary authority appointed an Enquiry Officer on 27.2.2012. The appellant submitted his reply on 5.3.2012. The appellant challenged the chargesheet before the Central Administrative Tribunal in O.A.No.623 of 2012 which was eventually dismissed on 29.8.2012. Aggrieved by the same, the appellant filed a writ petition in the Allahabad High Court but withdrew the same subsequently. The order of the Central Administrative Tribunal became final.

4. The Enquiry Of