GUWAHATI, India, Feb. 17 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on Jan. 20:

1. Heard Mr. K. P. Pathak, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Mr. T. C. Chutia, learned Additional Senior Government Advocate appearing for all the respondents. 2] By way of this writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the writ petitioner is assailing the impugned order dated 16.02.2012 issued by the Deputy Commissioner, Sonitpur, Tezpur, whereby the service of the petitioner was dismissed upon drawing an enquiry against him by show cause notice dated 14.12.2009 issued by the respondent No. 3 and the impugned enquiry report dated 26.09.2010 out of the said proceedings. 3] The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner, while discharging his duties as a Senior Assistant of the Touzi Navis Branch in the office of the SDO (Civil) Biswanath Chariali, was issued a show cause notice by the SDO (Civil) Biswanath Chariali on 07.05.2007 alleging, inter alia, that some cash receipts, challans, were not properly recorded by him in accordance with the present procedure. The three charges that were drawn against the petitioner read as under:

"1. Therefore you are charged with misappropriation of govt money, thorough fraudulent means amounting to a sum of Rs. 3,88,742.00 i.e. preparing 129 Nos. of treasury challan by yourself, passed it by yourself on behalf of B.O. T.N. Branch, you did not deposit the cash in the State Bank of India, Biswanath Chariali through treasury during the period February/2006 to March/2007 details of which is shown above. In the Treasury challan no initial/ signature of S.D.O. (Civil), Biswanath and Branch Officer of T.N/ Branch is seen. But you got the Treasury challan passed by TO. and S.B.L., Biswanath

2. That you have misappropriated the commission bill of mouzadars amoenting to Rs. 60,58,952.00 detail is shown above. Amount drawn in the name of mouza commission bills, not a single challan was seen in the hand of mouzadars and also receipt schedule under the head of accounts- 0029, T.V. No. and drawal date shown in the table above. You are charged with misappropriation of the govt. mouza commission bill amounting to Rs. 60,58,952.00.

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