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Punjab Civil Servants (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules 1999-------Rr.3(b) & 4(1)(b)(iii)(v)---Punjab Service Tribunal Act (IX of 1974), S.4---Dismissal from service on charge of misconduct---Conversion of penalty into compulsory retirement---Appeal---Appellant was dismissed from service after holding inquiry against him on charge of large scale financial irregularities committed by him---Serious allegations of financial irregularities including loss caused" to the respondent-Board were levelled against the, appellant---Inquiry Committee looked into the charges against appellant and found that allegations had been proved--­Some contradictions were found in the findings of Inquiry Committee viz. on the one hand Inquiry Committee found 'that financial irregularities were committed by appellant and on the other hand, the Committee concluded that appellant was guilty of inefficiency and misconduct---Committee should have worked out exact loss caused by the appellant to respondent Board or it should have waited for final report of the Auditors to determine the exact loss caused by him--­Appellant was not innocent as regards his role---Delay in completion of inquiry within stipulated period would not vitiate whole proceedings--­Inquiry Committee had concluded that the appellant was guilty of inefficiency and misconduct; that being so, punishment to be awarded to the appellant should have been awarded in accordance with conclusion of Inquiry Committee---Punishment of dismissal from service, was converted into that of compulsory retirement by the Service Tribunal---Order of dismissal stood modified accordingly. Mian Abdul Aziz for Appellant. Rana Muhammad Yasin District Attorney and Muhammad Arif, Raja for Respondents. Date of hearing: 14th January, 2004. JUDGMENT The appeal brings in challenge the impugned orders dated 31-10-2001 vide which the appellants was dismissed from service. He filed departmental appeal/representation, which was dismissed through order dated 8-5-2003 hence the present appeal in this Tribunal. 2. As per facts relevant to the present appeal, the appellant, who is Exh.-PA. in Punjab Tex Book Board, Lahore (Corporation's Employee) was…

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