ORDER :

Heard.

1. The present petition is against the order of dismissal of the petitioner from service dated 22.08.2013 (Annexure P-1) and subsequent order passed in appeal dated 16.01.2014 (Annexure P-2).

2. The facts of the case are that petitioner Alexius Minz was working as Head Constable in reserved police station Mahasamund. He was served with a charge-sheet dated 03.02.2013 (Annexure P-3). The allegations pertain to negligence in checking arms and ammunition and failure to deal with command Guard Constables strictly during the course of discharging function as he was the In-Charge of security guards. The duty was assigned at mini stadium before the republic day ceremony. The charge-sheet shows that the original petitioner was In-Charge of four homeguards and was supposed to check their duties, but he left for his house after assigning the duty and one of the riffles was got stolen and 20 bullets of guard bullets were found missing. Along with petitioner Alexius Minj, four guards were there. According to the State, the said act of the petitioner had caused damage to the reputation of police force.

3. The case of the petitioner is that he was only in charge of those four guard