Parmod Kohli, J.

1. While working as Personnel Manager with the respondent-Company, petitioner was involved in a criminal ease instituted by CBI in the year 1984 under Sections 420, 468, 471 and 120-B, IPC on the allegation of some fraud and forgery in respect of grant of employment to some Class. III and IV employees in Bharat Coking Coal Ltd. It is alleged that petitioner was falsely implicated. On registration of a charge-sheet, the case was presented before the Spl. Judicial Magistrate, (CBI) Dhanbad which was registered as RC Case No. 3 and 9 of 1984 TR No. 40 of 1998. Petitioner along with others were convicted vide judgment dated 21.12.1998. Petitioner was awarded sentence of one years RI. On his conviction he was served with a notice dated 10.2.1999 calling upon him to show cause as to why penalties under Rule 27 should not be imposed on him. Petitioner submitted a reply stating therein that he had preferred an appeal before the Appellate Court. In view of the conviction respondent-Company passed an order dated 6.7.1999 for dismissal of the petitioner from the service under Rule 34.1 of Conduct, Discipline and Appeal Rules, 1978 of Coal India Ltd. Petitioners appea