JUDGMENT :

Heard learned counsel for the parties.

2. Petitioner has approached this Court with a prayer for quashing the order of punishment of Censure issued vide Memo No. 287, dated 12.01.2016 (Annexure-7) as also the appellate order issued vide Memo No. 8017, dated 16.09.2016 (Annexure-8) and further to direct the respondents to pay admissible consequential benefits to the petitioner such as promotion etc.

3. The case of the petitioner is that when he was posted as District Transport Officer, West Singhbhum at Chaibasa for the periods from 07.01.2011 to 04.09.2013, upon a complaint lodged by a local resident namely Marsal Mundu, the Lokayukt sought report from the concerned Deputy Commissioner and thereafter from the Transport Department regarding the alleged loss of revenue to the State Government due to non-payment of Transport Tax by the officers of SAIL of Meghahatu Buru Iron Ore Mines, District – West Singhbhum. A letter was also sent to the Divisional Commissioner to enquire into the matter and submit the report. Upon submission of report by the Divisional Commissioner, show-cause was issued to the petitioner, who, in turn, filed reply which was found to be satisfactory. Howe