Hon’ble Dr. Devendra Kumar Arora, J.—Heard Mr Shafiq Mirza, learned Counsel for the petitioner and Sri Badrul Hasan, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel and Sri Abhai Kumar, Counsel for the Lucknow Development Authority.

2. Petitioner, Syed Mansoor Hasan Rizvi, who was working as Junior Engineer (Civil) was placed under suspension vide order dated 26.11.1999 for committing certain irregularities while being posted at Lucknow Development Authority was subjected to disciplinary proceedings. Ultimately, vide order dated 25th May, 2005 the petitioner was dismissed by the Director, Local Bodies, Lucknow, which has been impugned in the instant writ petition.

3. According to the learned Counsel for the petitioner, though the charge-sheet was served on the petitioner on 16.2.2000 but the documents mentioned in the charge-sheet were never served or supplied to the petitioner despite repeated requests having been made by the petitioner on 20.2.2000, 12.4.2000 and 10.7.2000 to the Inquiry Officer. However, the petitioner tendered his reply denying all the allegations pointing out his innocence, keeping his right reserved to file a detailed reply on the availability of the eviden