ORDER

1. Leave granted.

2. The appellant was posted as Executive Engineer at Swaran Rekha Project, Chandil lift main canal between 3-3-1989 to 16-1-1991. On 1-11-1990, a charge-sheet was t1led against the appellant alleging irregularities in the work carried out by the appellant in connection with the aforesaid project. According to the appellant, which has not been disputed by the respondents, inquiries were made at different levels subsequent to the f charge-sheet but nothing implicating the appellant was found. In fact, in 1998, the appellant was promoted. Subsequent to his promotion, a supplementary charge-sheet was issued to the appellant again in respect of allegations relating to the work at the Swaran Rekha Project. The appellant filed an answer to the second charge-sheet. On 22-1-2000, an order was passed by the respondents saying that the charges, as made, had been proved 9 against the appellant. There is no further reason given. On the basis of this "proof the following punishments were imposed on the appellant, namely,

(a) censure in his confidential report of the year 1989-90,

(b) withholding of promotion for 7 years from the due date, and (c) token recovery of Rs 5,00