1985 (3) TMI 300

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..... ge Accountant. When he was holding that post, a disciplinary enquiry was held against him in respect of certain charges. After the charges were held proved, the disciplinary authority namely the Deputy Commissioner has imposed the penalty of reducing him to the post of Dafterband and posted him as Attender. That order was affirmed on appeal by the *W.A.No. 423 of 1985 dated 4th March 1985 Division .....

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..... llage Accountant. He could not have been reduced to a lower post such as Daftarband-Altender. Rule 8(v) of the Karnataka Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957, as amended, in our opinion, does not justify such an action. It will lead to most unreasonable results if a person directly recruited to a post is reduced to a post which he never came to hold in service. That is n .....

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..... ing recorded by the Deputy Commissioner that the appellant is guilty of the charges proved stands affirmed. We remit the case back to the Deputy Commissioner only for the limited purpose of examining the question of imposing appropriate punishment commensurate to the charges held proved against the appellant. The Deputy Commissioner is directed to dispose of of the matter expeditiously after takin .....

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