Deepa Sharma, J.

1. Vide this writ petition, the petitioner has challenged the order of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) dated 19.08.2016, whereby while he was ordered to be reinstated, the backwages were denied to him.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner was employed in the office of Labour Commissioner as LDC. He was charged with demand of Rs.1000/- as bribe money from Ajay Kumar Gupta, S/o Suraj Bhan for issuing a recovery certificate to him. Since he was found to have committed grave misconduct during his employment, a Departmental Enquiry ensued under CCS (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1965 (hereinafter referred to as “the CCS (CCA) Rules”). A chargesheet containing the following charges was served upon him:-

“On 09/12/2003, Sh. Sudhir Kumar S/o Sh. Katar Singh R/o, V&PO Kasim Pur Kheri, Thana Ramala, Distt. Baghpat, U.P., while working as LDC in Labour Commissioner Office (sic) at 5-Sham Nath Marg, Delhi demanded Rs.1000/- as bribe from one Sh. Ajay Kumar Gupta S/o Sh. Suraj Bhan Gupta, R/o 62, Krishna Kunj colony, Delhi for issuing him recovery certificate who was ex-employee in Delhi Automobiles, Jhandewalan Delhi and after his remo