By the Court—This special appeal arises out of judgment dated 4th October, 2005, passed by the Hon’ble Single Judge in Writ Petition No. 52958 of 2004, dismissing the writ petition of the petitioner appellant against the dismissal order passed by the Disciplinary Authority as a result of Departmental Enquiry.

2. The relevant facts in brief are that the appellant was appointed as Driver on 5th December, 1978, at Narora Atomic Power Station, Narora, District Bulandshahr, and was promoted as Driver Grade-II, a Class-Ill post, in the year 1997. One Sri R.K. Thawait, Assistant Manager Recruitment made a complaint to the disciplinary authority that the petitioner appellant attempted to assault him on 11th December, 1998 in the evening hours at a lonely place near Community Center causing bleeding from mouth and nose and swelling on the face of Sri Thawait. He was also medically examined on 12th December, 1998, by the Medical Officer, Primary Health Centre, Narora. He also lodged a complaint/FIR at Narora Police Station. Ultimately a charge-sheet was issued to the appellant on 10th March, 1999 containing two charges and after holding a regular Departmental Enquiry the inquiry repo