Ravinder Kumar vs State of H. P. - 2024 Supreme(HP) 141

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2024 Supreme(HP) 141

AJAY MOHAN GOEL
Ravinder Kumar – Appellant
Versus
State of H. P. – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr. Nimish Gupta, Adv.
For the Respondents: Mr. Sumit Sharma, Deputy Adv. General.

JUDGMENT :

Ajay Mohan Goel, J.

CMP No.3493 of 2024

For the reasons stated therein, present application seeking early hearing of the petition is allowed and disposed of.

CWP No.3551 of 2022

With the consent of the parties the case was taken up for consideration today itself.

2. Brief facts necessary for the adjudication of the present petition are that pursuant to a disciplinary inquiry having been initiated against the petitioner vide order dated 29.11.2018 (Annexure P5), the punishment of dismissal from service was inflicted upon the petitioner by the Disciplinary Authority. Feeling aggrieved the petitioner preferred an appeal. This appeal was decided by the Appellate Authority in terms of order dated 23.08.2021 and while allowing the appeal of the petitioner partly, the Appellate Authority modified the order of dismissal from service to forfeiture of two years service on permanent basis. Relevant portion of the order passed by the Appellate Authority is reproduced hereinbelow:

“The undersigned has gone through the enquiry proceedings and the representation made against the dismissal. Appellant was given opportunity to express his views. Appellant has pleaded for sympathetic and comp

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