1. - Heard learned counsel for the parties.This writ petition has been filed by petitioner Dinesh Singh against the order of penalty dated 15.07.1991, by which he was awarded penalty of stoppage of two grade increments with cumulative effect and the order dated 10.02.1993, by which the appeal filed against the earlier order was dismissed by the appellate authority.

2. The petitioner and two other delinquents were served with a charge-sheet under Rule 16 of the Rajasthan Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1958 (for short, 'the Rules of 1958'). A joint enquiry was conducted against all the three delinquents. First charge against the petitioner was that while he was posted at Police Station Gandhi Nagar, Jaipur, he went to Police Chowki of Gandhi Nagar on 29.12.1990 without permission of the competent authority, and, without there being any justification, he illegally detained one Shri B.D. Kriplani and, threatened and misbehaved him. Charge No.2 against the petitioner is that he along-with Shri Dhanpal Singh, Constable, extracted a sum of Rs. 1000/- from said Shri Kriplani, thereby brought a bad name to the Police Department. The petitioner submitted his