Jyoti Saran, J.

1. Heard Mr. Raju Giri, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and Mr. Shashi Shekhar Tiwari, AC to AAG-15, for the State. With the consent of the parties the writ petition has been heard with a view to final disposal at the stage of admission itself.

2. The petitioner prays for issuance of a writ in the nature of certiorari for quashing the notification bearing Memo No. 8176 dated 27.8.2014 of the State Government in its Road Construction Department, whereby the petitioner has been reverted permanently to basic scale. A copy of the notification is impugned at Annexure-35 to the writ petition. The petitioner filed an application for review and which also has been rejected vide notification dated 24.11.2014 impugned at Annexure-37.

3. The charge-sheet, which is the foundation for the proceeding in question, is impugned at Annexure-25 and four charges have been set up against the petitioner for drawing the proceedings, who holds the post of an Executive Engineer (Mechanical) in the Road Construction Department of the State Government.

4. Charge No. 1 charges the petitioner of making arrangement for ensuring security of the seized machineries of M/s. Tantia