Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge (oral):

The disciplinary proceedings were initiated against the petitioner vide charge sheet dated 20.7.1998. The disciplinary proceedings led to removal of the petitioner on 16.6.2000. Petitioner assailed the order dated 16.6.2000 by filing CWP No. 428 of 2002. It was allowed on 2.9.2003. Thereafter, the inquiry report was submitted by the enquiry Officer vide Annexure P-10. Copy of the same was supplied to the petitioner on 8.4.2006. Petitioner submitted a detailed representation to the same vide Annexure P-15 on 12.5.2006. The disciplinary authority imposed the penalty of compulsory retirement on the petitioner vide order dated 24.8.2006. Petitioner filed an appeal against the imposition of penalty of compulsory retirement. The same was rejected by the appellate authority on 20.4.2007. Fact of the matter is that the petitioner also filed review, which was dismissed by the authority concerned on 12.12.2007.

2. The Court has gone through the order, whereby the penalty of compulsory retirement has been imposed upon the petitioner on 24.8.2006. The order passed by the disciplinary authority is not reasoned and detailed. The disciplinary authority