( 1 ) HEARD Ms. Archana Amin, learned Counsel for the appellants and Mr. N. S. Sheth, learned Counsel for the respondent.

( 2 ) THE appellants being aggrieved by the judgment and decree dtd. 19/3/1984 passed in Regular Civil Appeal No. 209 of 1982 by the Court of learned Extra Assistant Judge, confirming the judgement and decree dtd. 30/4/1982 passed in Regular Civil Suit No. 43 of 1977 by the learned 2nd Joint Civil Judge (SD), Mehsana have filed this appeal under Section 100 of Code of Civil Procedure.

( 3 ) THE short facts necessary for the disposal of the present appeal are that the respondent No. 1 original plaintiff was appointed as an Operator on Work Charge Basis in Public Works Department on 16/9/1957 and was thereafter promoted to the post of Mechanic in the department of Tubewell Branch, Patan on 11/12/1961 and since thereafter, he worked as mechanic upto June, 1976. The Executive Engineer, Tubewell Branch of District Panchayat, Mehsana and Deputy Engineer, Tubewell Branch of Sidhpur Taluka Panchayat made some preliminary inquiry against the respondent No. 1 - plaintiff on some anonymous application / complaint dtd. 8/12/1971 wherein, it was alleged that t