Hon’ble Ritu Raj Awasthi, J.—Heard learned counsel for the petitioner as well as Mr. Rakesh Kumar learned counsel for the opposite parties and perused the records.

2. The writ petition was filed in the year 1993, challenging the order of punishment of dismissal of petitioner from service and recovery as contained in Annexure 1 to the writ petition.

3. As per facts given in the writ petition and submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner, the petitioner while working as Co-operative Kamdar was placed under suspension vide order dated 19.12.1990 and served with a charge-sheet, to which he had submitted reply denying the charges leveled against him.

4. The main contention of learned counsel for the petitioner is that the impugned punishment order has been passed without holding enquiry as neither any witness nor any documentary evidence has been adduced in support of the charges. No oral enquiry has been held as no date, time or place to hold enquiry was fixed and informed to the petitioner.

5. It is submitted that the report dated 29.5.1990 of Assistant Development Officer (Co-operative), report dated 11.12.1990 of Branch Manager, Haiderganj, audit report dated 15.12.199