IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO.944 OF 2007 Vasudev Kashinath Shirsath (Dead) ] Through L.R. Rukminibai Vasudev ] Shirsath ] PETITIONERS. R/o Vidyanagar , Plot NO.232,Deopur ] District Dhule and othres. ] VERSUS The State of Maharashtra ] Through Secretary, Revenue and Forest ] RESPONDENTS. Department, Mantralaya, Mumbai ] and others. ] ----- Mr. N. B. Suryawanshi, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. V. B. Ghatge, AGP, for respondents No.1 to 3. ----- Coram : Naresh H. Patil and N. D. Deshpande, JJ. Date : 12th June, 2009. ORAL ORDER : [ Per – Naresh H. Patil, J. ] Heard. 2 The learned counsel for petitioner Shri.Suryawanshi submitted that in view of acquittal of petitioner in Criminal Case against the charges framed under the provisions of section 7, 13(1)(d), 13(2) and 12 of the Prevention of Corruption Act, the Enquiry Officer in a Departmental Enquiry ought not to have reached a different conclusion so as to recommend punishment of deduction of Rs.100/- per month from the pension of petitioner for two years. According to counsel, the view adopted by Enquiry Officer is erroneous. The charges levelled in the Departmental - 2 - Enquiry, according to the counsel, were futile, flimsy, vague and unsustainable. 3 We have considered the judgment delivered in Special Case No.15 of 1999, enquiry report and the view adopted by Maharashtra Administrative Tribunal (for short “Tribunal”). 4 The original acquitted accused is dead. His relatives filed the present petition. 5 Considering the view adopted by Tribunal and the meagre deduction of Rs.100/- per month for a period of two years, awarded as a punishment, we find that in exercise of extra ordinary writ jurisdiction under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, no interference is warranted by this Court. We do not find any serious or glaring error in the view adopted by the Tribunal for causing interference in the impugned order. The petition deserves to be dismissed. 6 Petition stands dismissed. [ N. D. Deshpande, J. ] [ Naresh H. Patil, J. ] pcr/wp944.07