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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
ANAND SHARMA
Umesh Kumar Sharma, S/o. Late Shri Manohar Lal Sharma – Appellant
Versus
Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited, Through Its Chairman Cum Managing Director – Respondent
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JUDGMENT :
(ANAND SHARMA, J.)
1. In the instant writ petition, the petitioner has assailed the validity and propriety of penalty order dated 25.07.2022 passed by the Chairman cum Managing Director of Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Ltd., (for short, ‘RRVPNL’) as well as the appellate order dated 18.05.2023 passed by the Secretary (Admn.) R.V.P.N. Ltd., whereby penalty of stoppage of one Annual Grade Increment without cumulative effect has been imposed upon the petitioner and subsequently confirmed by the Appellate Authority.
2. Facts in brief are that the petitioner has filed the instant writ petition and has stated while he was holding the post of Assistant Engineer, he was served with a charge-sheet dated 18.06.2018 under Regulation No.7 of the Employees (Classification, Control and Appeal) Regulation-1962 of RRVPNL (for short, ‘the CCA Rules’) levelling as many four charges in respect of his integrity and devotion of duty as well as highlighting his negligence, dereliction of duty and violations committed by him while discharging the duties. Petitioner stated that disciplina
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