S. Sankarasubban

1. Petitioner is the Village Officer. He is aggrieved by the penalty imposed on him by Ext. P6 order issued by the District Collector, Thiruvananthapuram in a disciplinary proceeding. Under Ext. P6. District Collector awarded a penalty of stoppage of two increments with cumulative effect. This order was upheld by the Board of Revenue in appeal under Ext. P8 and by the Government in review under Ext. P10.

2. The allegation against the petitioner was that while he was working as Village Officer, Pazhayakunnummel Village, he instigated people of Pappala to stop the lorry No. KLI 2836 which was sent to Cherunarakamode for the supply of drinking water . to the people of the locality and that he had stopped the lorries carrying water to several places on several occasions and threatened the driver of the lorry to supply water at the points shown by him. Ext. P2 is the memo of charges. Petitioner gave Ext. P5 reply wherein hedenied the entire thing and contended that me entire proceedings were taken against him because the Deputy Collector (Land Reforms) was nursing vengeance against him.

3. As already stated, a penalty of barring of two increments with cumulative ef