Rajesh Singh Chauhan, J.

Heard Sri Anuj Kudesia, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Ran Vijay Singh, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondents.

2. By means of this writ petition, the petitioner has assailed the order dated 29.03.2001, passed by the Executive Engineer, Sharda Sahayak Khand-28, Haidargarh, District-Barabanki, whereby the petitioner has been dismissed from service on the ground that he has produced a forged caste certificate in respect of his caste. The impugned order categorically provides that the charge-sheet dated 11.01.2000 was issued against the petitioner but he did not receive the same and the department tried his level best to serve the charge-sheet upon the petitioner, but to no avail, therefore, the department got the charge-sheet published in the English Newspaper (Pioneer).

3. As per the impugned punishment order dated 29.03.2001, when the petitioner did not turn up to reply the charge-sheet and also did not turn up before the Inquiry Officer, it was presumed that the charge levelled against the petitioner is true and, therefore, his services were dispensed with.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted t