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RAVI NATH TILHARI, NYAPATHY VIJAY
Supdt. Of Post Offices, Kakinada – Appellant
Versus
N. V. V. S. Prasad, Kotananduru – Respondent
ORDER :
Nyapathy Vijay, J.
1. The present Writ Petition is filed questioning the Orders of the Central Administrative Tribunal, Hyderabad in O.A.No.1701 of 2003 dated 27.10.2006 in modifying the penalty imposed on the respondent.
2. The parties are referred to as they were arrayed before the Tribunal:-
3. The facts leading to the present Writ Petition is as follows:-
The applicant was initially appointed as ED. BPM, Kothakottam B.O attached with Tuni S.O from 09.09.1977 and had rendered 22 years of satisfactory service upto 15.11.1999 i.e. date of removal from service. The applicant was issued a Charge Memorandum on 24.04.1977 under Rule 8 of EDA (Conduct & Service) Rules, 1964 and enquiry was conducted on the charges framed. In the charge memorandum, three Articles of Charge were framed and they read as under:-
That the said Shri N.V.V.S. Prasad while functioning as ED BPM, Kotha Kottam BO, a/w Kotananduru SO during the period from 09.09.1996 to 30.09.1996 failed to account for in the BO accounts the amounts of Rs.350/- on 09.09.1996 accepted from Shri M.Satyanarayana, for depositing in the (7) RD accounts 286965, 286821, 286420, 286550, 286428, 286837, 286635 @ Rs.50/- ea
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