1. The petitioner, filed an original application before the State Administration Tribunal, principal bench at Jabalpur, registered as Original Application No. 837/90. During the pendency of the petition, the State Administrative Tribunal was abolished and under statutory enactment provided for transfer of cases, this petition has been transferred to this Court.

2. By this petition, the petitioner has assailed the legality and validity of departmental enquiry instituted by issuance of charge sheet dated 10/07/87 (Annexure A/22, the order or penalty of compulsory retirement imposed on the petitioner vide order dated 09/09/87 (Annexure A/2) as also order dated 21/02/89 (Annexure All), by which the appeal against the penalty has been dismissed.

3. During the period the petitioner was posted and working as Revenue Inspector in the office of Assistant Settlement Officer No.2, Wadrafnagar, Settlement Officer (East) Sarguja (Ambikapur)/respondent No.3 instituted a departmental enquiry by issuance of charge sheet dated 10/07/87 (Annexure A/22). As many as four charges of misconduct were leveled against the petitioner. The departmental enquiry culminated in issuance of order dated 09/09/8