JUDGMENT :

PARTHA SARATHI SEN, J.

1. In this writ petition as filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the writ petitioner has challenged the charge sheet dated 22.06.2009 as submitted by the respondent no.4 as against him, the findings of the enquiry officer dated 08.11.2010, the show cause notice dated 12.02.2011 as issued by the manager (P&IR) of respondent no.1/organization, the final order of punishment dated 15.03.2011 as issued by the Sr. Divisional Manager(Disciplinary Authority) of the respondent no.1 and the order of Appellate Authority dated 01.09.2011 as well as the order of the Revisional Authority dated 07.04.2012 of respondent no.1-organization affirming the punishment upon the writ petitioner.

2. Before Enquiry Authority the present writ petitioner being the delinquent has faced the following charges namely:-

I. “THAT, as per your verbal statement on 01.06.2009 you had gone to Election Office on 11.04.2009 , 13.04.2009, 17.04.2009 and many other days to make the Sr. Branch Manager send the remaining names of employees to the Election Commission . on all the above dates you were present in the office as per the Attendance Register but found to have gone to Election Office without the explicit permission of the Competent Authority . By doing so you have breached the office discipline.

II. THAT, you have also given a letter dated 13.04.2009 to Election Office wherein you informed the names of the six employees whose names were not sent to the Election Office. Your sole intention was to put the Sr. Branch Manager in trouble. You are also found to have received a letter dated 17.04.2009 directly from Election Authority addressed to Sr. BM. This is a clear act of indiscipline thereby tarnishing the image of the Corporation.

III. THAT, you were also found to have visited the Election Office several times just to fulfill you desire to get the remaining persons drafted for Election duties. By doing so you have not only violated the CO instructions in this regard but have also connived with an external agency which is detrimental to the interest and image of the Corporation.

IV. THAT, you vide your letter dated 11.04.2009 have requested the Sr. BM to inform the names of the employees whose names have been sent to Election Office. Your giving such letter is unwarranted.

V. THAT, you have contacted Press and informed them about facts which were published in a local daily. As per your statement the Press had got the information initially from the Election Office, and then contacted you, which seems to be unlikely. It was not clear why the Press contacted you. The distorted figures published in the newspaper as also facts which are not real and true, has tarnished the image of the Corporation.

VI. THAT, on 30.05.2009 you had indeed used foul language against Ms. Champa Ganguly, AAO, F&A using the word “DALAL”. The use of any filthy, abusive and insulting language towards a lady officer in an open floor is a gross misconduct on your part.

3. The delinquent/writ petitioner has submitted his statement of defence and thereafter the enquiry proceeding proceeded against him and on conclusion of the same though Charge nos.I and III have not been established but Charge no. II, IV,V and VI as mentioned above have been established as a result whereof the respondent/authorities by its final order dated 15.03.2011 imposed the penalty of reduction of basic pay by two stages in time scale of pay as applicable to him in terms of Regulations 39(1)(d) of Life Insurance Corporation of India (Staff) Regulations, 1960. The said final orders were given effect on and from 16.03.2011 and thereby the writ petitioner’s basic pay was reduced by two stages i.e. from Rs.19,370/-to Rs.17,690/-.

4. Feeling aggrieved with the decisions of the respondent/authorities and the punishment as imposed upon him, the petitioner has filed this writ petition.