Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, J.—Heard Ms. Nivedita Nirvikar, learned senior counsel assisted by Mr. Ranjit Kumar Yadav, learned Advocate for the petitioner and Mr. Ajay Kumar, learned AC to GP-4 for the State.

2. Petitioner, in the present case, is seeking quashing of the order as contained in Memo no. 8716 dated 30.08.2022 issued by respondent no. 2 by which the review against the order vide memo no. 63 dated 27.01.2022 issued by the Director General of Police has been rejected. The Director General of Police has suo-moto reviewed the order no. 207/2021 dated 30.07.2021 passed in the departmental proceeding no. 08/2021, set-aside the same and imposed a punishment of reverting the petitioner to the post of sub-Inspector for five years in the basic pay and that the petitioner would not be entitled for anything more than subsistence allowance for the period of suspension, the petitioner further prays for setting aside the order dated 05.01.2023 passed by Additional Director General of Police (Budget/Appeal/Kalyan) who rejected the appeal of the petitioner against the order no. 207/2021 dated 30.07.2021.

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3. The petitioner was posted as Police Inspector-cum-Station House