Arijit Banerjee, J.

1. The petitioner is a Medical Officer at the Health Department of the respondent corporation. In this proceeding he challenges an order dated 12 December, 2013 passed by the Appellate Authority in connection with a departmental case initiated against the petitioner by issuance of charge sheet dated 19 December, 2007.

2. The charges levelled against the petitioner were that he was found to be absent from office frequently without prior intimation and even when he was in office, he was rarely found in his chair; he had the habit of sending the visitors to the higher authority unnecessarily to avoid his own responsibilities causing much harassment to the public as well as wastage of time of his superior officers; insubordination and conduct improper and unbecoming of a Corporation employee.

3. A departmental proceeding was held and the enquiry officer in his report dated 20 May, 2010 held the charges to have been established beyond any reasonable doubt.

4. The Disciplinary Authority being the Municipal Commissioner considered the representation of the petitioner in respect of the enquiry officer’s report and passed a reasoned order dated 11 January, 2011 acc