JUDGMENT

Yashwant Varma, J. (Oral)--This petition impugns the orders dated 14th June, 2011 and 12th April, 2012. By the first order, the promotion of the petitioner to the post of Assistant Divisional Manager has come to be cancelled on account of his alleged failure to join on the promoted post. The order of 12th April, 2012 disposes of an appeal which was made by the petitioner relating to various service benefits as well as his prayer for being granted notional promotion to the post of Administrative Officer and Assistant Divisional Manager.

2. It becomes pertinent to recall that the petitioner was subjected to a disciplinary enquiry with respect to certain acts of misconduct alleged to have been committed. On culmination of that enquiry the Disciplinary Authority passed the penalty of bringing him down in the pay scale by three steps. The aforesaid order was assailed by the petitioner by way of Writ Petition No. 3009/1998. That petition came to be allowed on 12th April, 2010 with the following operative directions:

"27. The petition therefore succeeds. The order of the Disciplinary Authority as well as of the Appellate Authority of the respondent LIC is set aside and quashed.