1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 4232 OF 2007 Suresh Dagadu Kanase ..... Petitioner. V/s The Brihanmumbai Mahanagarpalika and Ors. ..... Respondents. ----- Mr. K.K. Jadhav for the Petitioner. Mr. S.K. Talsania with Mr. A.A. Siddiqui i/b Mr. M.V. Kini for Respondent No.2. CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH & V.M. KANADE, JJ. DATE : 12 th December, 2007. P.C.: 1. Petition is filed against the order passed by the Departmental Authority, dismissing the appeal filed by the Petitioner. On him, punishment of reduction in rank has been imposed after holding departmental inquiry. 2. We have heard the learned Counsel for the Petitioner at length. We have also gone through the record. We find that the misconduct alleged against the Petitioner of accepting bribe is duly proved. The person who had given the money has been examined as a witness. He has, in clear terms, stated that he has handed over the amount of Rs 12,000/- to the Petitioner. We have also seen the cross- examination. There is nothing in the cross-examination 2 which would persuade anybody to disbelieve the witness. In view of the material on record, no interference at the hands of this Court is called for. Petition is rejected. (D.K. DESHMUKH, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)