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(a) Punjab Civil Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1975---- ----R. 4(1)(ii)--Withholding of increments, could not be made with cumulative effect. (b) Civil service- ---Disciplinary action--Inefficiency and negligence--Charge established--Penalty of withholding of two increments, in circumstances, upheld. Masud Ahmad Riaz for Appellant. A.G. Humayune District Attorney for Respondents. JUDGMENT S. ABDUL JABBAR KHAN (CHAIRMAN).--Nazir Ahmad, Patwari, has filed this appeal under section 4 of the Punjab Service Tribunals Act, 1974 in which he has impleaded the Additional Deputy Commissioner (General), Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Lahore and the Commissioner, Lahore Division, Lahore, as respondents. 2. By virtue of this appeal he has prayed that the impugned order, dated 4-7-1984 and final order, dated 11-6-1985/4-8-1985 be set aside and appellant's increments be restored. 3. Brief facts of the case are that the appellant was suspended from service by order, dated 22-10-1976, on the allegations that the appellant entered two wrong Mutations Nos. 966 and 966/1. However, he was re-instated in service vide, order, dated 31-E-1977. Ultimately he was dismissed from service vide order, dated 23-1-1978 in connection with another case relating to Mutations Nos. 1036, 1037 and 1038. After exhausting all departmental remedies, the appellant filed appeal before the Punjab Service Tribunal, which was accepted vide its judgment, dated 16-4-1980, and case was remanded for fresh decision and after holding proper inquiry under the Punjab Civil Servants (E a D) Rules, 1975. However, the appellant was charge-sheeted on 15-8-1981, in which 59 charges of entering wrong mutations were levelled. The appellant submitted a detailed reply in which he refuted all the charges. The regular inquiry was entrusted to Naib-Tehsildar, who submitted his report, dated 25-3-1984. The Enquiry Officer exonerated the appellant from all the charges except entering of Mutation No.966/1, dated 6-4-1976 and Mutation No.1037. A show-cause notice was issued to the appellant, dated 5-5-1984 on the basis of two charges. The appellant filed reply to the said show-cause notice on 10-5-1984…

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