V.Ramasubramanian, J.

Aggrieved by the order of the Andhra Pradesh Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad, setting aside a penalty of censure, the State has come up with the above writ petition.

2. Heard the learned Government Pleader for Services-II (Andhra Pradesh) appearing for the petitioners and Mr. A.Rajendra Babu, learned counsel appearing for the 1st respondent.

3. By the proceedings of the Deputy Inspector General of Registration and Stamps, Kurnool, dated 10-11-2009, charges were framed against the 1st respondent herein, in terms of Rule 20 of the Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1991. The one and only charge made against the 1st respondent was that while he was working as in charge Sub Registrar in the office of the Sub Registrar, Ananthapur Rural, he failed to scrutinise certain documents presented for registration during the period from 01-10-2007 to 03-10-2009 and allowed the registration of those documents, though there was a prohibition of registration of those documents under Section 22-A of the Registration Act.

4. An enquiry followed and a District Registrar submitted a report dated 10-01-2011, virtually holding that the 1s