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Punjab Civil Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1975- -- R. 4 (1) (b) (1)-Reduction in pay - Facts established from admission of civil servant that during course of inspection work at site was got done by him without preparing estimates-Evidence in support coming from many of co-accused and such evidence not found free from doubt-Civil servant afforded full opportunity to defend himself before Enquiry Officer as well as before competent authority-Penalty of reduction of pay, held, rightly imposed. Riaz Anwar for Appellant. A. G. Humayun, District Attorney for Respondent. JUDGMENT S. ABDUL JABBAR KHAN (CHAIRMAN). -Muhammad Bakhsh Khosa, has Died this appeal under section 4 of the Punjab Service Tribunals Act, 1974, in which he has impleaded the Secretary to Government of the Punjab, Local Government and Rural Development Department, Lahore, as respondents. 2. By virtue of this appeal he has prayed that the order of the respon­dent, dated 31st January, 1982, be set aside alongwith consequential benefits. 3. Brief facts of the case are as under :--- The appellant was employed as Sub-Engineer in the Local Govern­ment and Rural Development Department under the respondent. He was served with a charge-sheet on 311th June, 1979 by the Director-General Local Government and Rural Development Department Punjab, Lahore, acting as an Authorised Officer. It was alleged that he committed gross negligence in supervising the work and prepared false report with regard to the damage caused by hill torrent in July/August, 1976 to Katcha road from Tibbi Qaisrani to Nutkani (9 miles) including culverts and also acted neglectfully in supervising the construction and lack of maintenance after the construction on the project of construction/ metalling of road from Jhok Uttra Mehtam measuring 4 miles which caused in consistent laying of stone metelling. The appellant submitted reply to the Authorised Officer. A joint inquiry was held against the appellant and against a number of persons. The Enquiry Officer after recording evi­dence, submitted his report to the authority, in which he found charge No. 1 was proved and charge No. 2 was partially proved. On the receipt of inquiry…

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