ASHOK KUMAR GAUR, J.

1. The petitioner has filed this writ petition challenging the punishment order dated 19.08.2011 passed in the name of the Governor of Rajasthan, whereby penalty of withholding of 50% of the pension for 10 years has been imposed under Rule 7 of the Rajasthan Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1996.

2. Brief facts giving rise to the present writ petition are that the petitioner was posted as Junior Engineer in Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojana (IGNP), 28th Division Phalodi and was repatriated to Irrigation Department (Parent department) and relieved on 28.04.1986 for Jaipur. After transfer of the petitioner, some shortage was reported in the material of Bhatta Burji 1236 (Pungal), where petitioner was posted from June, 1984 to February, 1986 and after preliminary enquiry being conducted by the Officers of the Department (Additonal Chief Engineer, INGP, Bikaner), an FIR No. 53/1994 came to be registered against the petitioner at Police Station Nachna for offence under Sections 409, 379 & 380 of IPC. The police conducted investigation and filed a charge-sheet against the petitioner under Section 409 of IPC (Criminal Breach of Trust by Public Servant) and a crimi