J.B. Pardiwala, J.

1. By this writ application under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the writ applicant, a dismissed employee of the Panchayat, has prayed for the following reliefs:

"8(A) Your Lordship be pleased to admit the special civil application

(B) Your Lordship be pleased to issue appropriate writ order or direction which the Hon'ble Court may deem fit and be pleased to quash and set aside the punishment order passed by the res No. 1 dtd 12/10/2007 which is annex at annexure 'A' to the present petition.

(c) Pending admission, hearing and final disposal of this petition, directing the respondent to stay the order of pension cut and not recover any amount from the family pension of the petitioner,

(D) such other and further relief in the necessary and interest of justice be granted."

2. The facts giving rise to this writ application may be summarized as under:

2.1 The writ applicant joined the services of the Bharuch District Panchayat on 7th April 1962 as a 'Junior Clerk'. He was posted at the Primary Health Centre, Valiya, District : Bharuch.

2.2 In the year 1977, he was promoted to the post of 'Senior Clerk'.

2.3 On 7th December 1993, he was served with a depart