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

Section: 4

Punjab Service Tribunals Act (IX of 1974) S. 4-Disciplinary action--Kanungo charged for changing entries in revenue record un-authorisedly-Charge proved-Dismissal ordered- Interference refused by Tribunal. Date of hearing : 9th January 1980.                                                                                                                   JUDGMENT M. SALEEM CHAUDHRY (CHAIRMAN).---Bashir Ahmad, appellant, was posted as Kanungo (Consolidation) Circle Nangal Machiana, Tehsil Narowal, District Sialkot when he was charge-sheeted on 8-12-1975 by the then Settlement Officer/Collector. The Settlement Tehsildar, Sialkot, was appointed as Enquiry Officer. Deputy Commissioner/Collector, Sialkot after hearing the appellant ordered his dismissal from service w.e.f. 17-8-1978. The Commissioner, Lahore rejected his appeal on 18-8-1979. 2. The main contention of the appellant was that the order of D. C. was based on conjectures and that the allegations were not proved against him. Moreover, the report was not supplied to the appellant and that the punishment of dismissal from service was harsh and excessive. 3. We have heard the parties and consulted the record. The appellant wag exonerated on some charges but some of them were held to be proved against him. Charges Nos. 4, 5 and 6 were proved and that the others were not proved. The three main allegations against the appellant are as follows :- (i) Charge No. 4--At the time of drawing `Darjabandi' the accused surreptitiously entered `chair Mumkin Rasta' and `chair Mumkin Khali' into Classes I & II Darjas. (ii) Charge No. 5.-Vide Mutation No. 39, the land in dispute measuring 91 kanals, 7 marlas which stood allotted…