( 1 ) PETITIONER prays that the memorandum dated 14. 2. 1989 under cover of which a charge sheet stands issued to the petitioner be quashed and the respondents be prohibited from continuing with the departmental proceedings/enquiry against him.

( 2 ) THREE charges have been alleged against the petitioner as per the charge sheet. The same are as under:-

STATEMENT OF CHARGES FRAMED AGAINST sh. N. B. CHAUHAN, U. D. C. , SLUM WING,dda. CHARGE NO. 1 shri N. B. Chauhan, U. D. C while working in the then Central Zone (Sandjj) had remained absent from duty, unauthorisedly, from 14. 3. 1985 to 31. 1. 21986, without prior sanction of leave and without submitting proper leave applications, in time, with medical certificates, in all cases, where required. CHARGE NO. 2. Shri N. B. Chauhan further remained absent from 1. 1. 1987 to 4. 2. 1988, unauthorisedly and without any leave application or intimation having been received from him. CHARGE NO. 3. While Shri N. B. Chauhan had remained absent unauthorisedly since 14. 3. 85, he had retained with him without any authority, two G-8 books containing receipts no. 270701 to 270800 and receipts No. 38501 to 38600 against which he