SABYASACHI MUKHARJI, J.

( 1 ) THIS is an application by an erstwhile Income-tax Officer under Article 226 of the Constitution challenging the order of suspension dated 2nd September 1965, the memorandum dated 9th September 1965 containing the charge-sheet against the said officer, the orders dated 30th April, 1966, 18th July, 1966, 3rd October, 1966, the enquiry report dated 29th March 1967, the show cause notice dated 29th April 1968 and the order of removal on the said officer dated 10th February 1969. The petitioner was appointed to officiate as an Income-tax Officer, Class II Grade III of the Income-tax Department, Calcutta, with effect from 22nd November 1954. Thereafter from 1956 to 1959 the petitioner served in various capacities in the districts of Bengal as Income-tax Officer as well as in Calcutta. In July 1959 the petitioner was made quasi-permanent and with effect from 8th April 1960 the petitioner was confirmed as the Income-tax Officer. On the 17th August 1960 the petitioner was posted as the Income-tax Officer 'e' Ward, Special Survey Circle IV, Calcutta. The petitioner also served the Special Survey Circle in various capacities as also in other districts of the Inc

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