JUDGMENT :

Suresh Kumar Kait, J.

1. The above captioned two petitions have been filed by the petitioners seeking setting aside of order dated 23.02.2022 passed by the Armed Forces Tribunal in OA 122/2022 and OA 156/2022 respectively and consequently, setting aside the Court of Inquiry dated 27.01.2022 being illegal, biased and against the principles of natural justice as well as in violation of mandatory provisions of Army Rule-180.

2. The petitioner - Col. J.P.S. Bakshi [in W.P.(C) 4307/2022], who is currently posted as Director in Border Roads Organization and petitioner- Col. Puneet Sharma [in W.P (C) 4371/2022] are aggrieved of order dated 23.02.2022 passed by the learned Arms Forces Tribunal vide which their challenge to the Attachment Order proposing disciplinary action against them based on the report bearing No. C/06290/WC/852/20(07)/AG/DV-2 dated 27.01.2022, has been dismissed. The petitioners are also aggrieved by order bearing No. 2020/Discp/DV-2 (236 Engineer Regiment) dated 06.03.2020, vide which respondent No. 5-GOC HQ 11 Corps has directed HQ 7 Inf Div to take disciplinary action against the petitioners.

3. While advancing arguments on behalf of petitioners, learned coun