1. Heard Mr. Amit, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. Kumar Alok, learned Standing Counsel No.7 for the State.

2. With consent of the parties this writ petition has been considered with a view to its final disposal at the stage of admission itself.

3. The petitioner is aggrieved by the order bearing Memo No.3919 dated 7.3.2013 passed by the State Government in its General Administration Department, whereby the petitioner has been visited with the penalty of deduction of 5% from his pension for a period of 10 years. A copy of the order is impugned at Annexure-15 and even the review preferred by the petitioner has been rejected by the State Government vide order bearing Memo No.11536 dated 12.7.2013 a copy of which has been placed on record vide Annexure ‘L’ to the counter affidavit.

4. The charge-sheet is enclosed at Annexure-1 to the writ petition and charges the petitioner, who at the relevant time held the post of a Special Land Acquisition Officer, of altering the nature of several plots of land which were put under acquisition, by holding it to be of a residential character. The petitioner refuted the charge and the matter led to an enquiry, the report