I.A. Ansari, J.

1. By making this writ application, made under Article 126 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner, who, while serving as Executive Engineer, was awarded the penalty of censure, has put to challenge the order, dated 02.08.2010, passed, in Transfer Application No. 04 of 2009, by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Guwahati Bench, (hereinafter referred to as Tribunal), whereby the petitioner's application, seeking to get set aside and quashed the order, dated 20.09.2005, imposing penalty of censure, and also the order, dated 18.06.2006, whereby, upon review, the penalty of censure was maintained by the authorities concerned. By this writ application, the petitioner has also sought for directions to be given to the respondents to consider the petitioner's claim for regularization of his promotion to the cadre of Executive Engineer (Civil) along with his batch-mates in terms of the order, dated 05.04.2005, with all consequential benefits. We have heard Mr. U.K. Nair, learned counsel for the petitioner, and Mr. D. Chakrabarti, learned Central Government counsel, appearing for the respondents.

2. While the petitioner was serving as Executive Engineer (