Valmiki J. Mehta, J. (Oral)

1. No one once again appears for the petitioner. Adjournments on the ground of illness of counsel were taken firstly on 21.10.2013 and then on 22.10.2013. On 22.10.2013, it was made clear that no adjournment will be granted inasmuch as there is a stay of the departmental proceedings in terms of the interim order of this Court dated 25.2.2008. Today, even after the matter was passed over once, no one appears for the petitioner.

2. Against the petitioner departmental proceedings were initiated because petitioner was found guilty of evasion of excise duties, receiving IMFL without permit and its sale without being entered in the record in terms of the following allegations:-

“ARTICLE OF IMPUTATION OF MISCONDUCT IN SUPPORT OF ARTICLE OF CHARGE FRAMED AGAINST SHRI BHARAT KUMAR SONI, ASSTT. MANAGER (ACCTT.) AND SHRI SANJAY NAGAR, MKT. ASSTT. II INCHARGE WINE SHOP DTTDC KAROL BAGH, NEW DELHI The brief facts are that a source information was received that evasion of excise duty was being done by one attorney of a liquor bond at 56 Rama Road, Moti Nagar, New Delhi in connivance with the officials of excise deptt. GNCT of Delhi. In order to verify the s