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The explanation submitted by the petitioner for the above charges was--

Charge No. 1:

I took charge of Process Establishment in July 1997. I realized that there are two excess Process Servers and an Amin. I informed the fact to the District Court and requested them to transfer without any substitute arrangements. Some Process Servers are very long standing, right from 1980 and they being in predominant position by virtue of their station seniority. One A. Trimurthulu was involved in a criminal case and a civil suit before the Judicial I Class Magistrate, Rajam and I brought this fact to the notice of the District Judge and asked for his transfer. His Lordship Justice Bhikshapathi visited Sub-Court, Rajam and instructed me in the presence of the then District Judge and Judicial I Class Magistrate to get the premises cleaned by the Process Establishment. I posted two Process Servers and they refused to attend. I realized that only six Process Servers are attending to work and two were not entrusted with any legitimate duty. I brought all these facts to the notice of the District Judge. In spite of all these things the process establishment in my absence, when I was on leave made a representation to the then Addl. District Judge. I came to know this fact subsequently. I asked them to prepare bills, because they committed insubordination without any intimation to the officer concerned. I informed them when they have no respect to the drawing officer they can as well draw their salaries with their signatures if rules permit. They did not place the bills even after 19th nor I refused. I sent word to Prakash Rao, Amin on 1.10.1997, but he did not attend. I never refused to sign the bills nor I have an intention to do so. The staff at Sub-Court, Rajam also made such representation in December 1996 and made a cheap paper publication damaging my reputation on 1.1.1997. The same was adopted by the process establishment again in September 1997. The District Court did not take proper steps to control insubordination. I have no other alternative except to warn them being the head of the institution. I signed the bills when the staff of Sub-Court, Rajam made a signed representation to the learned District Judge against me in January 1997. So the question of vindictiveness does not arise. The process establishment did not place the bills till 30th September 1997 with an ulterior motive of giving telegrams. I never ignored my official duties and I signed the other bills. The issuing of telegram on 1.10.1997 itself discloses that they are mala fide, otherwise they ought to have informed the same before 30.9.1997 without putting their problem before the learned District Judge from 19.9.1997 to 30.9.1997 either orally or in writing giving opportunity to the learned District Judge to solve their problem. Directly sending telegram to Registrar (Vigilance) speaks volumes regarding their conduct and attitude. I never violated the F.R. I did not sign because they did not place the same before my table for my signatures. They were so guilt-ridden. The salaries for the month of January 1997 were received on 4.2.1997 and March 1997 salaries were received on 4.4.1997. In fact Sub-Court Attenders received salaries of September 1997 on 15.10.1997. So the! question of starving does not arise and it was an invented fact. There is nothing like official secrecy and everything is used to be revealed to them soon after a letter is dispatched from my desk. Therefore they bore tremendous grouse against me though they came into my control only two months ago.