JUDGMENT :

Tapabrata Chakraborty, J.

1. A procrastinated legal battle pertaining to a disciplinary proceeding initiated under the provisions of the All India Services (Disciplinary and Appeal) Rules, 1969 (hereinafter referred to as the 1969 Rules) which culminated in an order of dismissal from service dated 12th February, 2013 was assailed before the learned Tribunal by the original applicant/ the writ petitioner in an original application (hereinafter referred to as OA), being OA 146 of 2013. The order of dismissal of the said OA dated 25th July, 2014 is the subject matter of challenge in the present writ petition.

2. It is the petitioner’s case that he belongs to the 1977 batch of the Indian Police Service (hereinafter referred to as IPS). After due selection through the Union Public Service Commission (hereinafter referred to as UPSC), he was allocated the West Bengal Cadre and he served in various capacities under the State Government (hereinafter referred to as SG) and also under the Central Government (hereinafter referred to as CG). For the period from 1993 to 1998 he was the Deputy Inspector General (hereinafter referred to as DIG), CISF on deputation under Ministry of Home A