By the Court.—These three writ petitions have been filed by same petitioner. First Writ Petition No. 19760 of 2000 was filed seeking for relief in the nature of writ of certiorari for quashing the order dated 11.4.2000 passed by Respondent No. 1 i.e. Inspector General Registration, Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, contained in Annexure 8 of the writ petition whereby the petitioner was awarded punishment of (i) withholding the payment of salary for the period during the suspension, (ii) withholding two annual increments with cumulative effect, (iii) awarding censure entry and withholding integrity for the year 1997-98 of the petitioner.

2. The relief sought in the writ petitions rests on facts that while working on the post of Sub-Registrar in the Registration Department of Government of Uttar Pradesh vide order dated 28.10.1999 the petitioner was placed under suspension. On the same day a charge-sheet was served upon the petitioner containing as many as four charges against him. Vide aforesaid order dated 28.10.1999 Assistant Inspector General Registration, Mathura was also appointed as Inquiry Officer and petitioner was directed to submit his reply of the charges within fifteen da