IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CIVIL APPEAL NO. 1159 OF 2015

(Arising out of SLP (C)No.16418 of 2014)

VIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH

….APPELLANT

VERSUS

STATE OF M.P.& ORS.

..RESPONDENTS

O R D E R

Leave granted.

This appeal has been preferred by the appellant against the

judgment dated 27^th January, 2014 passed by the Division Bench of

the High Court of Madhya Pradesh Bench at Gwalior in Writ Appeal

No. 482/2013. By the impugned judgment, the Division Bench

affirmed the order of dismissal passed by the learned Single

Judge in Writ Petition No.4867/12 preferred by the appellant

challenging the Departmental Proceedings initiated against him

vide Memorandum dated 29^th June, 2012.

The appellant during posting as Sub-Divisional Officer

(Revenue), Jabalpur in exercise of powers conferred under Section

57(2) of the Madhya Pradesh Land Revenue Code, 1959, he passed an

order dated 3.1.2009 in case No.18/A-6-A/2006-07 Smt. Munnibai

wife of Roop Chand Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh. By the said

order, the appellant conferred Bhumidhari rights in favour of the

applicant Munnibai