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Punjab Government Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1975- -- R. 6-Stoppage of increment-Employee contrary to prescribed schedule, agreed to complete assignment within too short a period and on failure to accomplish punished with stoppage of increment `with cumulative effect'-Held: Employee not found either inefficient or dishonest agreement by employee, if any, being against Rules, order of punishment set aside and stoppage of increment `with cumulative effect', held, illegal in circumstances. Masud Ahmad Riaz for Appellant. A. G. Humayun, D. A. for Respondents. JUDGMENT S. ABDUL JABBAR KHAN (CHAIRMAN). -Rahim Bakhsh has filed this appeal under section 4 of the Punjab Service Tribunals Act, 1974, in which he has impleaded the Member (Revenue), Board of Revenue, Punjab, Lahore and the Full Board, Board of Revenue, Punjab, Lahore, as respondents. 2. By virtue of this appeal he has prayed that the impugned orders, dated 27th February, 1982/14th March, 1982, 29th May, 1982 and 18th July, 1982, be set aside and the appellant's increments be restored. 3. Brief facts of the case are that the Deputy Commissioner, Gujrat, reported against the appellant, who was at that time, Consolidation Officer Gujrat, for wilful absence from duty and lack of interest in consolidation work. Consequently the Commissioner, Rawalpindi Division, recommended to the Board of Revenue that the appellant be placed under suspension and proceeded under Government Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules. Accordingly the appellant was placed under suspension and Commissioner was authorised to proceed against him. The Commissioner, Rawalpindi Division Rawalpindi, as Authorised Officer served the appellant with a charge-sheet and entrusted the enquiry to E. A. C. (R) Gujrat. The Inquiry Officer submitted his inquiry report, dated 8th October, 1981, to the Com­missioner. According to his findings the charges against the appellant at para. 3 (i) and (iii) were proved but the charge at 3 (ii) ibid relating to Muharram duty was found by the Enquiry Officer to be incorrect as prior permission of M. B. R. (Cons.) for detailing the appellant on duty on other than consolidation work had not…

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