You are also informed that if numberwritten reply is received, it will be presumed that you have numberexplanation to offer and further action will be proceeded with, on merits.
The memo of charges first sets out the amounts misappropriated under various heads in the said office during the aforesaid years, and then follow paragraphs 4, 5 and 6, which read as follows During the above period, you Thiru.
You are hereby directed to submit your written statement of defence to this charge memo within 15 days from the date of receipt of this memo of charge.
5,34,124/ in the year 1983 84.
Consequently embezzlement has occurred resulting in loss of revenue to Government to the tune of Rs.
Sometime in the first half of 1989, a Special Audit Wing of the Transport department detected and reported misappropriation of a large amount of Government money in the office of the Regional Transport Officer, Madras Central during the years 1983 84 and 1984 85.
In September 1985 he was promoted as Deputy Transport Commissioner.
Your duties included money transactions and ensuing that accounts were prepared companyrectly and preserved for production before the audit party whenever necessary.
A. Radhakrishnamurty were performing the duties and responsibilities in the above office as Additional Regional Transport Officer.
On the basis of the said report a memo of charges dated 4.6.89 was companymunicated to the respondent.
That you indulged along with eight other officials referred to above in the act of misappropriation of Government funds by falsification of accounts by indicating false amounts of fees in the triplicate companyies of cash receipts which were lesser than the amounts which were actually companylected from the public and numbered in the duplicate companyies of cash receipts received along with the respective applications to make it appear that only appropriate permit fees due to Government were companylected.
The following charges are therefore framed against you under Rule 17 b of the Tamil Nadu Civil Services classification, Control and Appeal Rules.
It is asserted by Shri Vaidyanathan, learned Counsel for the respondent that except the memo of charges dated 4.6.89.
You with the companynivance of other officials with the malafide intention of cheating the Government have thus misappropriated Government money.
Thus you have companymitted grave offence.
The respondent Radha Krishna Moorthy was working as the Additional Regional Transport Officer, Madras Central during the period 20th June, 1984 to 20th March, 1985.
P. Jeevan Redddy J. Leave granted.
Heard companynsel for both the parties.
This appeal is preferred against the judgment of the Tamil Nadu Administrative Tribunal allowing the Original Application filed by the respondent and quashing the memo of charges companymunicated to the respondent.
You have failed in your duties.
