1. - Instant writ petition has been filed by the petitioner for following relief:-

"It is therefore, humbly prayed that this writ petition may kindly be allowed and by issuing an appropriate writ, order or direction :

(1) continuance of the impugned order of suspension dated 24.02.87 (Annex.2) even after acquittal of the petitioner in the matter by the competent court, as back on 07th March, 1998 (Annex.1) may kindly be declared illegal and the respondents may kindly be directed to revoke the order of suspension from the date petitioner was acquitted by the competent court i.e. 07th March, 1998 ; with all consequential benefits of service to the petitioner ;

(2) Consequently, the respondents may also kindly be directed to provide all service and regular retiral benefits to the petitioner ;

(3) the respondents may kindly be saddled with exemplary cost for arbitrary depriving the petitioner from his right to receive regular service benefits, by no revoking order of suspension of the petitioner for 11 years of his acquittal ;

(4) The cost of this writ petition may kindly be awarded in favour of the petitioner."

2. Admittedly, petitioner was working on the post of Patwari under the