JUDGMENT

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents through video conference.

2. The present writ petition has been filed "for quashing order of penalties dated 21.11.2014 issued vide memo no. 16040 contained in Annexure-18, issued by under the signature of respondent no. 5, whereby and where under in a departmental proceeding penalties have been imposed that "Censure for the year 2012-13 and with holding of three increments of pay with cumulative effect and also for quashing the memo no. 5036 dated 1.4.2015 contained in Annexure-23, under which review application has been rejected and order of penalties issued vide memo no.16040 dated 21.11.2014 has been maintained as status quo and for quashing the memo no.2687 dated 19.02.2015 contained in Annexure-22 whereby and whereunder order has been passed by the respondent no. 5 that for suspension period (i.e. from 12.12.2012 to 6.10.2014) 25% salary shall be deducted from the paid salary".

3. The short facts according to the petitioner are that in June, 1995, he was appointed on the post of Deputy Collector and in due course he was posted as Senior Deputy Collector at Muzaffarpur. In the year 2010,