JUDGMENT :

D.P. Choudhury, J.

Challenge has been made to the order passed by the learned Appeal Committee in imposing stoppage of four increments, recovery of shortage amount and for not passing any order on period of suspension.

FACTS

2. The unshorn details of the case leading to this writ petition is that on 2.1.1986 the petitioner entered into service as Copyist. Thereafter in 1994 he was posted as Nazir in the establishment of SDJM, Nuapada. He applied for leave from 24.4.2004 to 30.4.2004. In his place one Motiram Jagat, Junior Clerk was kept in-charge of Nazir in the establishment of Nuapada. It is alleged inter alia that on 26.4.2004 Shri Justice P.K. Tripathy, the then Judge of this Court made a surprise visit to Nuapada. On verification of accounts His Lordship found shortage of cash of Rs.2831.40 p. in the Nizarat. But immediately the Junior Clerk in-charge arranged the shortage money and made up the deficit amount. However, on the direction of His Lordship, an enquiry was started against the present petitioner. Contemplating Departmental Proceeding the petitioner was placed under suspension on 18.7.2004. When the explanation was called for from the petitioner to the charges,