JUDGMENT :

Kuldeep Mathur, J.

1. The appellants-respondents have approached this Court through this intra-court appeal for assailing the order dated 14.07.2022, passed by the learned Single Bench allowing the S.B. C.W. No.10320/2020 filed by the respondent-writ petitioner whereby the punishment of compulsory retirement awarded to the petitioner had been modified to stoppage of one annual grade increment with cumulative effect.

2. The facts leading to the present appeal in a nutshell are as under:

3. A charge-sheet dated 08.06.2017 was served upon the petitioner alleging that along with the claim for reimbursement of medical expenses incurred qua treatment of respondent-petitioner’s son, amount towards travelling expenses was claimed on the basis of forged documents. The allegation against respondent-petitioner was of manipulating a travelling bill with enhanced amount of Rs.833/-. A reply to the charge sheet was filed by the respondent-petitioner, denying the allegations levelled against him. Thereafter, a detailed inquiry as per the procedure provided under Rawatbhata Rajasthan Site (NPCIL) Standing Orders (hereinafter referred to as ‘Standing Orders’) was conducted against the petiti