Judgment In the present case, the respondents have initiated action against the petitioner by invoking provisions of Rule 42 (1) (b) of the MP Civil Services Pension Rules, 1976 read with Executive Instructions issued by the State Government from time to time. The respondents have taken into account the overall service record of the petitioner and a Committee which was constituted specially for this purpose keeping in view the executive instructions date 13.01.97, has considered the entire service record of the petitioner. The Committee after taking into account the service record has arrived at a conclusion based upon the evaluation that the petitioner deserves to be weeded out as he has become a dead wood. This Court has carefully gone through the recommendations of the Screening Committee and the same reveals that the petitioner's service record was average, there were adverse ACRs and a Departmental Enquiry was also initiated and this Court is in agreement with the findings arrived at by the Screening Committee and the Screening Committee has rightly arrived at a conclusion that the petitioner deserves to be weeded out as he has become a dead wood keeping in view the executive instructions date 13.01.97 Keeping in view the judgment delivered by the apex court and keeping in view the findings arrived at by the screening committee that as the petitioner has became a dead wood, he has rightly been weeded out by the respondents based upon the overall service record.