Tarlok Singh Chauhan, Judge (Oral)

The petitioner approached this Court claiming the following substantial reliefs:

(i) That orders dated 25.3.1997, 25.3.2011, 16.6.2012 inquiry report and to hold joint proceedings against the petitioner and Sahi Ram may be quashed and set-aside and the pension of the petitioner may be re-fixed and the respondents may be directed to issue revised PPO in favour of the petitioner. All the arrears may be paid to the petitioner alongwith interest.

(ii) That the suspension order of the petitioner may be revoked and the petitioner may be reinstated in service w.e.f. the date of passing of the suspension order and the petitioner may be held entitled to all financial benefits with all consequential benefits.

(iii) That the respondents may be directed to pay the entire amount of PLA recovered from the DCRG of the petitioner alongwith interest.”

2. Briefly stated, the facts of the case as pleaded by the petitioner in the petition is that:

(i) He started his career with the respondent-Department as Oiler and Cleaner in the year 1952 in the MPP & Power. Thereafter, the petitioner was absorbed in the respondent-Board in the year 1971. The petitioner