Law: Punjab Service Tribunals Act, (IX of 1974)

Section: 4

Punjab Service Tribunals Act (IX of 1974) S. 4-Dismissal for misconduct-Patwari charged for recording mutation of allotment without canceling previous allottees' mutation Alleged mutation made under bona fide orders of Allotment Com mittee--No dishonest or corrupt motive attributed-Mere irregularity of entering cancellation of allotment and mutation amounting to in efficiency-Maximum penalty of dismissal, in circumstances, held, not called for-Punishment reduced to reduction in pay by 3 stages--- Half pay only allowed for period out of service.                                                                                                        ORDER M. SALEEM CHAUDHRY (CHAIRMAN).------In this case the appellant an ex-Patwari is aggrieved by the order of Settlement Officer/Collector, Sialkot, dated 25-5-1971, dismissing him from service and the order of the Com missioner, Lahore Division, dated 3-8-1971, rejecting his appeal and also by the order of Member, Board of Revenue, dated 23-2-1972 rejecting his Revision Petition. Briefly the facts of the case are that the appellant was appointed as Patwari in the year 1952 in District Sialkot. He was confirmed in the same capacity in the year 1958-59. In the year 1962, one Ashiq Hussain was proposed to be allotted on 11-6-1902, 208 kanals and 15 marlas agricultural land under M. L. R. 9 (Border Area Allotment Committee) vide Khata No. 40 in village Dudeh, Tehsil Shakargarh, District Sialkot. However, it appears that the land so allotted to Muhammad Nawaz was proposed to be cancelled on 18-2-1964 and, in fact, as proposal to that effect was sent to the General Headquarters, Rawalpindi, on 25-12-1964. In the meantime one Muhammad Nawaz produced a Robkar dated 17-11-1966 showing the allotment of 200 kanals 6 marlas agricultural land out of the above land against which he was shown to have deposited a sum of Rs. 594. On the production of this Robkar the…