1985 (3) TMI 300

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.... appellant was directly recruited as Village Accountant. When he was holding that post, a disciplinary enquiry was held against him in respect of certain charges. After the charges were held proved, the disciplinary authority namely the Deputy Commissioner has imposed the penalty of reducing him to the post of Dafterband and posted him as Attender. That order was affirmed on appeal by the *W.A.No.....

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....dismiss him from service from the post of Village Accountant. He could not have been reduced to a lower post such as Daftarband-Altender. Rule 8(v) of the Karnataka Civil Services (Classification, Control and Appeal) Rules, 1957, as amended, in our opinion, does not justify such an action. It will lead to most unreasonable results if a person directly recruited to a post is reduced to a post which....