( 1 ) HEARD learned counsel for the parties. This petition for quashing and setting aside the departmental inquiry instituted against the petitioner vide chargesheet dated 27/9/94 has been filed in the following circumstances. The facts about the petitioners progress in the service are that the petitioner joined as Junior Engineer in Public Works Department on 30/5/61. He was promoted as Deputy Executive Engineer on 28/1/71 and was further promoted to the post of Executive Engineer in Irrigation Department on 8/6/84. The petitioner received promotion on the post of Superintending Engineer thereafter on 21/2/94 w. e. f. 30/6/92 and from the said post, the petitioner retired on 31/3/99 while working at Palanpur Irrigation Canal. This goes to show that the petitioner has been considered and accorded promotions as and when it has fallen due to him and there is a satisfactory progress in achieving higher post in service. While the petitioner was working as an Executive Engineer, Dharoi Canal between 8/6/84 to 15/7/85, the purchases were being made for the project of bricks. During this period, the petitioner had approved purchases of 77,600 bricks required for the bricks lin