Ajay Rastogi, J.-These two petitions being filed by one and same petitioner, involving common question of facts & law, at joint request of parties, are being disposed of by this common order.

2. In both the petitions, petitioner has been inflicted with the penalty of removal from service in two separate disciplinary inquiries initiated against him.

3. Common Facts, in a narrow compass are that petitioner, who is a member of Scheduled Tribe, was appointed as LDC on 20.01.1970 by Collector, Barmer, where he was declared surplus on 25.08.1970 and absorbed in Department of Border Home Guards vide order dated 26.08.1970 and thereafter transferred to Collectorate Alwar in 1973, and on his request was transferred to Jaipur in 1974 and was confirmed as LDC vide order dated 30.08.1983.

4. Facts giving rise to each of petitions, in brief , are stated thus-

CWP 2683/1993

A charge-sheet (Annexure-1) dated 111.1988 under Rule 16 of Rajasthan Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1958, ("CCA Rules") for his delinquency allegedly committed during his posting as LDC under Executive Magistrate, Kotputli at Shahpura during the period from 01.03.1982 to 10.07.1984 and where