JUDGMENT :

Anil S. Kilor, J.

1. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the parties, the matter is taken up for final disposal at admission stage.

2. The petitioner who worked as a driver in the District Court at Shrirampur, District Ahmednagar, having found his conduct unbecoming of a Government servant, in a departmental enquiry, was terminated on 23.04.2013. Unsuccessful in departmental appeal, legality of order of rejection of Appeal is questioned by the present petition.

3. Heard Shri Sanket S. Kulkarni, the learned counsel for the petitioner, Shri V.M. Kagne, learned Assistant Government Pleader for respondent No.1-State and Shri Rajendra S. Deshmukh, learned Counsel for respondent Nos. 2 and 3.

4. The brief facts, leading to the present petition are mentioned herein below:-

The petitioner was serving as a driver in the District Court at Shrirampur, Dist. Ahmednagar, under the Principal District and Sessions Judge, Ahmednagar, who is also a disciplinary authority.

On 28.11.2011, one Smt. Vandana Suresh Kamble lodged a complaint against the petitioner and one Bhausaheb Bansi Markand, who was also serving as a driver in the District Court at Ahmednagar, alleging t