JUDGMENT :

These two writ petitions are directed against the orders passed by the Disciplinary Authority as well as the Appellate Authority on the basis of enquires conducted against the writ petitioners, whereby the writ petitioners were removed from service which shall not be a disqualification for future employment. Subsequently, on appeal the Appellate Authority modified the order of removal to that of compulsory retirement.

2. The writ petitioner in WP(C)/7682/2016 (namely, Sri Diganta Haloi) was appointed as a Graduate Engineer Training in Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) in June, 2005. At the time when the enquiry was instituted, he was working as Assistant Manager. The writ petitioner in WP(C)/6151/2016 (namely, Sri Pankaj Boro) was employed as Senior Manager (Materials) in Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) at the relevant point in time.

3. In the month of May, 2013, there was a fire incident in Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) leading to damage of some articles. These articles comprising mostly of burnt cables and other scrap materials were approved for disposal by the higher authorities of Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL). These items were decided to be auctioned off in t