Under Secretary, Agriculture Department, Government of Bihar and the petitioner denied charges and also stated that since Patarghat block was newly created, no experienced Clerk or Accountant was posted and therefore, cash-book and the accounts could not be maintained and that was the reason for delay in handing over the charge. Even after submission of detailed show-cause, the Government of Bihar, resolved to initiate a departmental proceeding vide Memo No. 74 dated 16.01.1996 under Rule -55 of the Bihar Civil Services (Classification Control and Appeal) Rules at Annexure-8. The Chief Vigilance Officer served a memo of charges which contains sixteen different charges. The petitioner filed his detailed show-cause before the Enquiry Officer who submitted his report vide Memo No. 1997 dated 19.06.2007 at Annexure-11. The second show-cause notice was also served and the petitioner on 10.05.2007 submitted his detailed second show-cause notice stating that out of sixteen charges, Charge nos. 9(2), 9(4), 9(5), 9(6), 9(7), 9(8), 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14 were not found proved. Charges which are said to have been proved during the course of enquiry, are in sum and substances relating to the facts that the petitioner did not obey the order of transfer within time, although, no other charges either for defalcation of any government money or any other charges were proved. The Government also consulted the Bihar Public Service Commission, but the B.P.S.C. did not concur
