JUDGMENT

[Physical Hearing/ Hybrid Hearing]

Mini Pushkarna, J. (ORAL):

1. The present writ petition has been filed against the order of penalty dated 18.01.2003 passed by the Senior Regional Manager, the disciplinary authority, thereby imposing penalty of censure on the petitioner and recovery of Rs.64,756/- from the petitioner. The petitioner has also sought quashing of the order dated 10.08.2004 passed by the Zonal Manager (North), the Appellate Authority, thereby rejecting the appeal of the petitioner. The petitioner has also challenged the order dated 02.03.2009 passed by the Reviewing Authority.

2. Petitioner is an employee of the respondent, Food Corporation of India. He was appointed as Assistant Grade (AG) III (Depot) with the respondent in the year 1976 and promoted to the post of AG II (Depot) in the year 1988.

3. The petitioner was posted as AG II (D) at Kasganj Depot, pursuant to order dated 07.01.1988. While the petitioner was posted at Kasganj Depot on 05.10.1994, the charge of rice stocks was handed over to the petitioner on peripheral counting of bags, on book balance without any physical weighment from S.M. Haider, AG I (D), as per the case put forward by pe