S.G. Shah, J.

1. Heard learned advocate Mr. S.J. Gaekwad for the petitioner and learned AGP Ms. Amita Shah for the respondents. Perused the record.

2. The undisputed fact between the parties can be summarised as under:-

2.1 The petitioner was working as a Sr. Town Planner and In-charge Chief Architect & Town Planner in the office of Chief Architect & Town Planner in the Roads and Building Department, Government of Gujarat at Gandhinagar. Since there is combined charge-sheet against other Officers under Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 ('Act', for short) their names and details are material. Mrs. Ramilaben Vinodkumar Patel was working as Assistant Town Planner whereas Kanubhai Jayantilal Gajjar was working as Surveyor in the same office with the petitioner. On 27.11.2003, one Vikrambhai Shantilal Chauhan, Consulting Civil Engineer submitted two applications along with proposed plans and necessary papers in the office of the petitioner for obtaining completion/occupancy certificate in respect of construction made on plots Nos. 776 and 777 situated in Sector 21, at Gandhinagar. However, those two plots were confiscated by the Government for breach of conditions of allotment o