1. The writ petitioner (hereinafter to be referred to as ‘petitioner’) is a Judicial Officer and when dismissed from service vide impugned order dated 8th of March 2013 (Annexure 13), he was Additional District Judge (Fast Track Court). Through the medium of the instant writ petition, he seeks quashing of the order dated 8th of March 2013, inter-alia, on several grounds as averred in the writ petition, which have been repudiated by respondent High Court of Jharkhand by filing a detailed counter affidavit.

2. The career of the petitioner, as a Judicial Officer, started on 25th of November 1986 when he was appointed as Munsif and joined on the said post in the judgeship of Dhanbad. He was promoted first on the post of Sub Judge in the year 2001 and then promoted as Additional District Judge (Fast Track Court) in November 2003. While he was posted at Dhanbad, the then District & Sessions Judge, Dhanbad sent a report to the High Court on 17th of May, 2008 with regard to certain orders passed by the petitioner, whereupon a show cause notice (Annexure 9/1) was given to the petitioner on 24.09.2008 to which he submitted his reply dated 10.10.2008. In the meantime, he was transferred