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5. During the past work verification, the frauds committed in payment of old age pension money orders also came to light. After completion of investigation, charge sheet under Rule 10 of GDS (C &E) Rules 2011 was initiated against the applicant by the 24 Respondent vide memo dated 31.10.2011.

6. It is submitted that the payee of the money order Smt. Kamalam in her statement dated 31.07.2010 given before the Inspector of Posts, Gingee sub division has stated that she has not received the OAPMO amount for the month of July 2010. During the course of inquiry proceedings also, she deposed that the LTI found in the MO Form was not hers and she was given the amount only on the evening of 31.07.2010. It is submitted that the applicant also in the statement dt 03.08.2010 given before the Inspector of Posts, Gingee, SDN, during the preliminary investigation, admitted that he himself affixed his thumb impression in the money order form and also signed as Kannan in the place of witness. It is submitted that since the standard of proof required in the disciplinary proceedings is the preponderance of probability, the question of verifying the LITI by finger print experts did not arise.