( 1 ) DESPITE service of notice by Registered Post Respondent No. 4 Sri V. K. Sharma, the managing Director of respondent No. 1 the U. P. State Textile Corporation Limited (hereinafter referred to as the Corporation), who was the Enquiry Officer in the disciplinary proceeding initiated against the petitioner, has not appeared, and even though this writ petition is yet to be admitted, since affidavits have been exchanged, as requested by the learned counsel for both sides during further hearing on 31. 8. 2001, we proceed to dispose it of on Its merit at the admission stage itself.

( 2 ) THE petitioner, Manager (Electrical and Mechanical) of the Corporation, who was earlier suspended and later on dismissed, has come up with following prayers :

(i) to quash the entire departmental proceedings Initiated against him culminating in the order dated 12. 7. 1993 passed by respondent No. 3--the Managing Director of the Corporation (as contained in Annexure-24) dismissing the petitioner after holding in agreement with the findings of the Enquiry Officer (as contained in Annexure-21) that since very serious charges of misconduct is proved, he is liable for m