Hon'ble VYAS, J.—In this writ petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has prayed for quashing inquiry report dated 29.2.2000 which is communicated to the petitioner vide communication dated 28.3.2000 and impugned order of punishment dated 1.6.2001 (Annex. 10) passed by the State Government against the petitioner in the disciplinary inquiry conducted against him under Rule 16 of the Rajasthan Civil Service (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1958.

2. As per facts of the case, a joint inquiry was conducted against the petitioner three other officials of the respondent Public Works Department by the DOP (Department of Personnel) vide Annex. 2 dated 25.4.1998 under Rule 16 of the Rajasthan Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1958 (in short, to be called hereinafter as "the CCA Rules"). The petitioner and other delinquents filed their reply and, thereafter, the inquiry officer proceeded to conduct the joint inquiry against all of them, viz., petitioner Kishan Sunder Sharma, Store Keeper, R.L. Boliya, Superintending Engineer, Pramod Kumar Sharma, L.D.C. and Anil Kumar Shah, L.D.C. After conclusion of the inquiry the inquiry

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