By The Court - In the instant writ application, the petitioner has inter alia, prayed for an appropriate writ/direction in the nature of certiorari for quashing the memo no. 1272 dated 13.04.2012 (Annexure-7), whereby 50% pension of the petitioner has been directed to be deducted for next five years.

2. Sans details, the facts as disclosed in the writ application, is that, the petitioner was appointed as Circle Inspector and while he was posted in Ranchi, he recommended for mutation of land of Khata No. 208/210/205 and Khata No. 312, 313, 314, 315 and 316 of village Kadru and out of the said khata the petitioner was charge-sheeted for recommending for mutation of the land of Khata No. 314 of village Kadru. Thereafter, the then Additional Collector Sri Sunil Kumar Singh was made enquiry officer to enquire into the matter and the enquiry report was submitted. Though the enquiry report was submitted on 19.05.2008, the Government after two years of submission of the enquiry report asked the petitioner to file his show cause. After receipt of the show cause, the petitioner filed his reply on 14.05.2010. The petitioner retired from the post of Assistant Settlement Officer, Dumka on 3