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O. H. MOOTHAM, S. S. DHAVAN
STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH – Appellant
Versus
SALIG RAM SHARMA – Respondent
( 1 ) THIS is an appeal against an order of Mr. Justice S. K. Verma allowing a petition under Article 226 of the Constitution and quashing the order of the Inspector General of Prisons, Uttar Pradesh dismissing the respondent Salig Ram Sharma from service. The respondent was employed as an assistant Jailor in the Central Prison, Fatehgarh when the incident leading to his dismissal occurred. On 8-3-1952 he received an indent from the Jailor in charge for a certain quantity of iron sheets. He entered the amount of one maund and seventeen seers in his issue register. Subsequently this entry was altered by the respondent to four maunds and seventeen seers. Action was taken against him and he was charge-sheeted. It was stated in the charge that he had made the alteration "with ulterior motives". Salig Ram Sharma admitted that be had made the change in the entry but explained that he had done this because the indent issued by the jailor was for four maunds and seventeen seers and he entered the figure one maund and seventeen seers by mistake. According to him, he merely corrected the entry in accordance with the indent. It appears that there was an enquiry against him which wa
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