Commissioner to take proper and necessary action against those erring officers, who committed lapses and carelessness in various works in purchases and take action as per the rules and regulations, wherever, necessary. Therefore, the Commissioner was authorized to take action against the erring officers with respect to the lapses and carelessness with various works in purchases only. Therefore, both the learned Single Judge as well as the Division bench of the High Court have rightly observed and held that the Resolution No. 51 did not authorize and/or confer any power upon the Commissioner to take action with respect to any other lapses other than the purchases. However, at the same time, it is required to be noted that the decision of the Commissioner was placed before the General Board and the General Board vide its Resolution No.56 dated 15.12.1998 as amended by subsequent Resolution dated 30.12.1998, ratified the decision of the Commissioner dismissing the respondent from service. Learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent has relied upon the decision of this Court in the case of Marathwada University (supra) and relying upon paragraph 27, it is submitted that as observed and held by this Court a decision ab initio void cannot be ratified. However, the said decision shall not be applicable to the facts of the case on hand. The decision of the Commissioner cannot be said to be per se void ab initio. It is to be noted that even otherwise, in the present case, the General Board had the power to pass an order of dismissal, which is not even disputed by the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent. The decision of the Commissioner was placed before the General Board and the General Board had ratified the said decision. Therefore, thereafter, the dismissal can be said to be an order passed by the General Board. At this stage, the decision of this Court in the case of Pannalal Choudhury (supra) on ratification is required to be referred to. On discussing the entire law on ratification, thereafter in paragraph 33, it is observed and held as under:-
