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N. V. ANJARIA, SAMIR J. DAVE
KULDIP N. SHARMA – Appellant
Versus
STATE OF GUJARAT – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
N.V. ANJARIA, J.
1. The Central Administrative Tribunal, Ahmedabad Bench by its order dated 11.8.2021 rejected the Miscellaneous Application No. 198 of 2021 of the petitioner, thereby refusing to condone the delay of seven years, eight months and twenty-seven days in filing the Original Application No. 173 of 2021, consequentially the Original Application also stood dismissed.
1.1 It is the aforesaid order dated 11.8.2021 of the Tribunal which is prayed to be set aside in the present petition. The petitioner has further prayed to set aside the memorandum of charge dated 15.9.2012. Also prayed is to set aside order dated 30.7.2020 whereby respondent No. 4 was appointed as Inquiry Officer. The petitioner has next prayed to direct the respondents to release all the retiral dues, gratuity and other consequential benefits which the petitioner is entitled to receive upon attaining the age of superannuation.
2. In the Original Application before the Tribunal, the petitioner wanted a direction against the respondents to produce all documents, files and correspondence between the Home Department and State Government leading to issuance of memorandum of charge dated 15.9.2012 as well
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