1. With the consent of both sides, the writ petition itself is taken up for final disposal. Heard both sides.

2. The petitioner is a retired Assistant from Thiruvallur Municipality. When she was working as Revenue Inspector in Avadi Municipality, disciplinary proceedings was initiated against her in TDP Case No. 35/2007 RC A1/1382/07 on 02.04.2008. The second respondent, placing reliance on the findings rendered by the Commissioner of Disciplinary Proceedings in the final report dated 23.12.2010 and after giving opportunity to the petitioner, passed the order dated 29.05.2012 in ROC No. 28213/2005/OP-3, imposing the punishment of stoppage of increment for one month without cumulative effect and also made it clear that the penalty will not affect the pension of the petitioner.

3. The petitioner was kept under suspension from 20.04.2005 to 12.12.2007 during the disciplinary proceeding. By the order dated 28.03.2013 in ROC No. 28213/2005/OP-3, the said period of suspension was regularized by the second respondent and a direction was issued to the third respondent to draw and disburse the arrears of pay due to the petitioner for the period of suspension, which was regularized.

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