ORDER :- This is a petition under Art. 226 of the Constitution praying for the issue of a writ of mandamus directing the District Magistrate and Collector, Ballia and the Sub-Divisional Officer, Ballia not to proceed with a departmental enquiry into the conduct of the petitioner and not to enforce an order of suspension passed against the petitioner by the Collector of Ballia. The petitioner has made the following allegations in his affidavit supporting the petition.

2. He entered the service of the State of Uttar Pradesh in the year 1952 and worked as permanent Supervisor Qanungo for several years. In May 1958 he was appointed Naib Tahsildar Taxation. He alleges that, on or about 26th July, 1958, a conspiracy was hatched to "frame" the petitioner and involve him in serious trouble. According to him the author of this conspiracy was a man called Chaturbhuj Sahai who was an officiating Sadar Qanungo and living as almost next door neighbour to the petitioner. This mans motive or cause of hostility to the petitioner has been detailed in several paragraphs of his affidavit.

The petitioner alleges that Chaturbhuj Sahai, though senior to the petitioner, was officiating as Sadar Qanungo wit

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