JUDGEMENT
DEVENDRA KUMAR ARORA,J. -
(1.)Heard learned Counsel for the petitioner and Sri Manoj Singh, Counsel for the respondent-Corporation.
(2.)Ram Kumar, who is said to be working as Assistant/In-charge Fertilizer Sale Centre, Laharapur, District Sitapur feeling aggrieved by the order of dismissal dated 17.8.2000 passed by the Managing Director/Secretary, U.P. State Agro Industrial Corporation Ltd as also the order dated 3.4.2001 passed by the Appellate Authority rejecting the appeal, has filed the instant writ petition under Article 22 6 of the Constitution primarily on the ground that order of dismissal is based on the defective ex-parte inquiry which was conducted in total disregard of the principles of natural justice and he was not Center In-charge being a class IV employee.
(3.)According to learned Counsel for the petitioner the petitioner was a confirmed class IV employee of the U.P. State Agro Industrial Corporation and was working on the post of Chowkidar/Peon at the time of passing of order of dismissal. Though the petitioner was not qualified for the post of Centre In-charge, but was asked by the higher authorities, with an oblique motive, to work as In-charge of the Centre. While discharging duties, he was served with a charge-sheet for misappropriation of funds for the period 91-95 though during this period one Veer Mahanedra Singh, was posted as the Center In-charge and was entrusted to conduct the inquiry against the petitioner.
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