JUDGMENT

The petitioner has come up before this Court craving to invoke extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India by way of filing this writ petition with the following prayer(s):

“On the aforesaid facts and circumstances, the Hon‟ble Court may graciously be pleased to:

(i) Quash the impugned Order dated 20.01.2021 as at Annexure-7 with a concurrent direction the petitioner shall be allowed to continue in service with all consequential service and monetary benefits;

(ii) Pass such other orders/direction as the Hon‟ble Court may deem fit and proper in the interest of justice.

And for this act of kindness, the petitioner as in duty bound shall ever pray.”

Facts:

2. The writ petitioner disclosed that he was promoted to the rank of Assistant Conservator of Forests, OFS, Group-A (Junior Branch) on ad hoc basis while he was working as Forest Ranger by virtue of Forest and Environment Department Notification No.20844— FE- FE2-FE-0025-2018/F&E, dated 26.09.2018.

2.1. While he was posted as Assistant Conservators of Forests, In-Charge of Kuldiha Wildlife Range, Balasore Wildlife Division a Memorandum of Charge vide Memo No.19407/F&E, dated 17.1