Vikramaditya Prasad, J.

1. The petitioner has filed this writ for quashing the order contained in Annexure-5, whereby and whereunder he was dismissed from service.

2. The petitioner, as per his case, was a J.E. and was posted in Jalpath Pramandal, Khunti when on 26.6.1988 was called by the Chief Engineer at Ranchi. He went there and there he had to stay. One choukidar (Night Guard) employed two guard the Godown at Khunti beside Sri S.N. Singh A.E. was the over all incharge of the said godown. According to the petitioner in his short absence a theft occurred in the Godown on 26.6.1988 after coming back he lodged an FIR but in that case the police submitted final form the petitioner then moved the Chief Judicial Magistrate not to accept final form, the Magistrate did not allow his prayer, then he filed a Revision against the order of C.J.M., which was allowed by the Sessions Judge. The J.M. thereafter found that the case was true (Annexure-2). The petitioner was departmentally proceeded on following charge :

Charge No. 1

APKEY DWARA DI SUCHNA KE ANUSAR DINANK 26.6.1988 KE RATRI MEN AGYAT CHOR DWARA KAKARIA GODAM KE PRANGAN JO SICHAI VIBHAG JALPATH PRAMANDAL KHUNTI KE ADHIN HAI CHHAR KI CHORI HUI. APKEY KATHANA ANUSAR IS CHORI KI SUCHANA APAKO DINANK 11.7.1988 KO MILL ATH YAH SPAST HOTA HAI KI CHORI KI TITHI 26.6.1988 HAI YA ANYA KOIE HAI. ISKI NISCHIT JANKARI APAKO NAHIN MIL PAL ATH APAKA KATHAN KOI THOS SACHAYA KE ABHAV MEN SENDESHATMAK HAI.

Charge No. 2

APAKE KATHNAUSAR DINANK 18.6.1988 SE 20.6.1988 TAK PRAMANDALIYA KARYALAY KE AKENCHAN KE DOIRAN APAKO PRAMANDALIYA KARYALAY MEN ROK RAKHA THA. TATHA USEKE BAD DINAK 11.7.1988 TAK KUCH KAGJAT LENE KE CHALTE FIR APAKO KHUNTI MEN RAHNA PARA. Is ASHAY PAR APENE KOI DASTAWAGE, SACHAYA PRASTUT NAHAIN KEY, NA TO KISI BHI UCHA ADHAKARI KA ADESH JISKE ADHAR PAR APAKO ITANI LAMBI AWADHI KE LIYE MUKHALAYA KE BAHAR RAHNA PARA USAKA KOI PRASHANG YA PATRA SHANKAYA APAKE KE SUCHANA MEN ULIKHIT NAHI HAI SATHI HIN APAKE AWAR PRAMAN DAL PADHAKARI KE ANUSAR APAKA YAH KAHNA KI APA AWASKAYA KARYA HETU KHUNTI MEN DINANK 18.6.1988 SE 11.7.1988 TAK UPASTHIT REHE AWAM USAKI KARAN APA KE DWARA APANA MUKHALAYA KA AWASHKAYA KARYA KARNA ASHAMBHAV THA, YE BILKUL NIRADHAR TATHA YSATYA HAI. IS SAMBANDH MEN AAP APENE SAMARTHAN MEN KISI PRAKAR KI NIRVHAR YOGAY ABHILEKH PRASTUT NAHI KIYA HAI. ATAH AAP IN SARE AWAD HI APENE MUKHALAYA KA KARYA KAR SEKTE THE PARATNU APAKE DWARA NAHI KIYA GAYA.

NIYAM KE Charge No. 3

APKE DWARA DARJ KI GAI PRATH-MIKI KE ANUSAR APANE SPASTSTA RUP NSE ULEKHA KIYA HAI KI PURI CHHANBIN KARNE PAR APAKO PATA CMALA KI CHORI KI GAI CHHAD KI MATRA 30 MITRIC TONN HAI JABAKI ISI PRATHAMIKI KE ANTA ME APANE YHA BHI LIKHA HAI KI STOCK KA BIBARAN JANCHKAR BAD ME DIYA JAYAGA ISE SPASTA HOTA HAI KI PRATHMIKI ME APAKE DWARA JO SUCHANA DI GAI THI USPAR AAP APANE HI SUNICHIT NAHI THE ABAM APAKI PRATHMIKI SANDEO KE BAHAR NAHI THI. ISESE SPASTA HOTA HAI KI AAP PRARAMBH ME HI GALAT PRATHMIKIE DARJ KARAYE JO AAP KO NAHI KARNA THA. ATHA GALAT TATHYA DEKAR PRATHMIKI DARJA KARNE KE LIYA AAP UTARDAI PAYE GAYE HAI.

Charge No. 4

ABAR PRAMANDAL PADADHIKARI KE DWARA BHINN BHINN SAMAY PAR AAPKO NIRDESH DIYA JATA THA KI AAP KABHI BHI UCHIT SAMAY PAR APANI LEKHANY PRASTUT NAHI KARATE THE. IN PATRO KE UTTAR ME AAPNE KABHI BHI KOI SPATIKARAN NAHI DIYA, NATO APANI LEKHA KO ADHYATAN KARNE KI DISA MEN AAPAKO KAUN SI KATHINAI THI, ISKI BHI AAPANE KABHI SPASTA NAHI KIYA. ISE SPASTA HOTA HAI KI AAP HAMESHA APANI LEKHAYON KO BAKAYA RAKHA KARATE THE, ABAM ISI KARANBAS AAPAKE DWARA DARJE KI GAI PRATHMIKI MEN GALAT ABAM BHRAMAK TATHYA ANKIT KI GAI THI ATA YAH AAROP AP KO BIRUDH STHAPIT HOTA HAI KI AAP APANE KARTABYA KI KABHI BHI SUCHARU RUP SE NISPADIT KIYA.

Charge No. 5

AAPKE DWARA JO BHI LEKHAYEN SAMARPIT KI GAI HAI EBAM AAPKE PAS JO BHI ABHILEKH UPLABHDA HAI, USASE SPASTA HOTA HAI KI AAP ANUSAR SAMAGRIYION KO NIRGAT NAHI KIYE EBAM MANMANI DANG SE APANE STAR SE TATHA APANI ICHHA SE SAMAGRIYON KO NIRGAT KARATE THE JABAKI LOK NIRMAN