Hon’ble Sunil Ambwani, J.—Heard Shri Kaushal Kishore Mishra for the petitioner. Learned Standing Counsel appears for the respondents. The affidavits have been exchanged. With the consent of parties, the writ petition was finally heard and is finally decided at the admission stage.

2. The petitioner was serving as ‘Seenchpal’ in the office of Executive Engineer, Fatehpur Division, Lower Ganga Canal, Fatehpur. For the purposes of discipline and conduct, his services are governed by the Uttar Pradesh Government Servants (Discipline & Appeal) Rules, 1999, notified under Article 309 of the Constitution of India.

3. In the year 1999, in an incident in which one Raju was murdered, the petitioner, along with other accused namely Chhatrapal; Virendra and Ramanand arrested under Sections 302/149/147, IPC. They were granted bail. The petitioner along with other accused was charge sheeted and was tried in Sessions Trial No. 287 of 2000 in which he was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment with a fine of Rs. 10,000/- under Section 302/149, IPC, and further with a three year’s rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs. 2,000/- under Section 147, IPC. All the sentences were directed by