JUDGMENT :

ARUP KUMAR GOSWAMI, J.

1. Heard Mr. Prafull N. Bharat, learned senior counsel for the appellant.

Also heard Mr. Ramakant Mishra, learned Assistant Solicitor General for Union of India appearing for respondent No. 1 and Mr. Ajay Shrivastava, learned counsel appearing for respondent No. 2.

2. By filing this writ appeal, the appellant has called into question the order dated 07.09.2021 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P. (S) No. 574 of 2012.

3. The writ petition was filed challenging the legality and validity of an order dated 29.12.2011 passed by the appellant inflicting penalty of withholding of one annual increment without cumulative effect and also providing that the petitioner shall not be entitled to any remuneration for the period of suspension, other than the subsistence allowance already paid to him.

4. The petitioner was working as a Store Keeper Grade-I, W-7 in Human Resources Department of the appellant. A charge-sheet dated 22.01.2008 was issued alleging (i) that the petitioner had put advance signature in the Attendance Register for 28th and 29th September, 2007 and (ii) that he had advised the Editor of “Jahirili Aag” to write against the General Manager of