1 FARAD CONTINUATION SHEET IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH AT NAGPUR W.P.NO.4637 OF 2006. Ashok Namdeo Deshmukh ..VS.. State of Mah. and ors. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or Court's or Judge's Orders directions and Registrar's orders. Coram: D.D.SINHA and A.P.BHANGALE,JJ. Dated : 9th April, 2009. 1. Heard Mr.N.D.Khamborkar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr.N.N.Motghare, Adv. for respondent no.2. 2. The writ petition is directed against the impugned orders dated 31/1/2005 as well as 20/4/2006 passed by the appellate authorities. 3. Considered the contentions canvassed by the learned counsel for the parties. 4. In the instant case, the departmental enquiry was conducted as per the procedure 2 prescribed and on the basis of the evidence available on record, the authorities below came to the conclusion that the serious charges levelled against the petitioner stand proved. This is not the case where the authorities have not followed the principles of natural justice. And therefore, the findings recorded by the authorities below, in our view, are just and proper and is sustainable in law. 5. So far as the aspect of mental illness, if any, suffered by the petitioner at the relevant time is concerned, neither the petitioner nor his relatives at any point of time raised this ground or defence before the enquiry officer. In absence thereof, it is difficult for us, at such belated stage, to consider this aspect for the first time in the present petition. Consequently, no case is made out for showing indulgence. The writ petition is dismissed. JUDGE JUDGE chute 3