ORDER :

CHEEKATI MANAVENDRANATH ROY, J.

Aggrieved by the order, dated 30.12.2011 of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad Bench (for short “the Tribunal”), passed in O.A.No.974 of 2009, whereby the punishment of compulsory retirement imposed against the respondent herein was set aside with a direction to the petitioners herein to reinstate him into service and to impose lesser punishment against him, the instant Writ Petition has been filed by the petitioners - Union of India.

2) Heard Sri T.Ashok Srivastava, learned counsel, representing Sri N.Harinath, learned Deputy Solicitor General, appearing for the petitioners; and learned counsel appearing for the respondent.

3) The respondent herein is an employee working as Armament Repair Labourer, Naval Armament Depot, Visakhapatnam. Earlier, as he was in the habit of remaining absent to his duties unauthorisedly, punishment of censure was imposed against him. Despite the said punishment of censure imposed against him, he continued to remain absent to his duties unauthorisedly on various spells. Therefore, disciplinary proceedings are initiated against him and in the said disciplinary proceedings, he was found guilty for being unau