Dharam Chand Chaudhary, J.

Aggrieved by the order dated 19.3.2011 Annexure P-2 imposing penalty of dismissal from Government service and order dated 31.3.2012, Annexure P-6 rejecting thereby the service appeal, the petitioner has approached this Court with the following prayer:

“(a) That charge sheet dated 22/6/2010 (Annexure P/1), order of dismissal dated 19/3/2011 (Annexure –P/2), and order dated 31/3/2012 (Annexure-P/6) be quashed and set aside and the petitioner be ordered to be re-instated in service with all consequential benefits.”

2. At the relevant time, when the petitioner was removed from service vide impugned order Annexure P-2, he was posted as Deputy Ranger, Gohach Block of Kotkhai Forest Range under Theog Forest Division. On a complaint qua illicit felling received by the D.F.O. Theog, a team headed by the Range Officer, Kotkhai was constituted for conducting inspection of forest and to find out the illicit felling. After inspection, the said Committee submitted internal report that during the checking of the forest 60 illicit stumps of Deodar and Kail were found to be felled. On this FIR No. 15/10 under Section 41 and 42 of the Indian Forest Act, 379 and 120