Dayanand Lai, the petitioner who was initially appointed as a clerk in Lucknow Judgeship on 3-7-67 after confirmation was transferred and posted as suits clerk in the Nagar Mahapalika Tribunal, Lucknow he has been dismissed from service vide impugned order dated 31-1-1996 by the District Judge, Luck-now. The appeal preferred against the said order has also been dismissed vide order dated 1-10-1997. Being aggrieved by the aforesaid two orders the present writ peti tion has been filed.

The petitioner while was posted in the Court of II Additional District Judge, Lucknow as Ahalmad had received thir teen rent appeal files along with lower Court records, but the said lower Court records were not sent by him to the Courts where the appeals were transferred and caused loss of these records. The petitioner remained posted in the said Court from January 1985 upto 20-9-1985. A preliminary enquiry was conducted and on receipt of said enquiry report the Dis trict Judge, Lucknow ordered for a full-fledged departmental enquiry. The Vth Additional District Judge, Lucknow was appointed as inquiry officer. A charge-sheet was framed against the petitioner on 6-3- 90 which was duly a