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Punjab Civil Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1975-- ---R.4--Appellant, Block Officer, Forest Department, charges for negligence as a result of which a large number of trees belonging to Government were cut and removed by certain persons, and awarded five punishments simultaneously viz. imposition of recovery in respect of loss sustained to Government; reduction in pay; stoppage of two annual increments with future effect; treating period of suspension as extraordinary leave without pay and censure--Inquiry report showing that said two Forest Guards had learnt about incident early in . morning on date of incident but informed appellant in evening when entire woods were removed from place of incident--Recovery Memo. as well as F.I.R. substantiated argument of appellant that he did all to prosecute persons who cut down trees from jungle--Inquiry report holding all three officials, including appellant, equally responsible for loss which was to be shared by all of them--Punishment awarded to appellant not proportionate with negligence attributed to appellant--Held, appellant was responsible for paying his share of loss caused to Government--Rest of punishment, being harsh and unjustified, set aside in circumstances. (b) Natural justice, principle of-- --- Nobody to be condemned without being heard. Taj Mohammad Khan Langah for Appellant. Malik Mohammad Sadiq, Dy. District Attorney for Respondents. JUDGMENT Muhammad Saeed, Block Officer, Children Park, Lal Sohanra National Park, Tehsil and District Bahawalpur, has filed this appeal u/s 4 of the Punjab Service Tribunals Act, 1974, in which he has impleaded the Secretary, Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries Department, Lahore, and the Divisional Forest Officer, Bahawalpur Forest Division, Bahawalpur, as respondents, against the order dated 6-10-1981 passed by respondent No.2 by which the appellant has been awarded five punishments simultaneously. By virtue of this appeal he has prayed that the impugned orders be set aside and he may be exonerated with all the past benefits. 3. Brief facts of the case are that the certain huts of tenants of Basti Guddan were burnt. They applied to the S.D.F.O. Lal Sohanra that…

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