JUDGMENT :

Pushpa Sathyanarayana, J.

(Prayer: Writ Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent against the order dated 08.01.2020 passed in W.P.No.32269 of 2012.)

1. The State filed this appeal questioning the order of the learned Single Judge dated 08.01.2020 allowing W.P.No.32269 of 2012 with a direction to give notional promotion to the writ petitioner.

2. The respondent is the writ petitioner and he entered into service as Assistant Inspector of Sericulture on 02.05.1980 in the appellants Department and promoted as Inspector of Sericulture on 07.02.1986. While he was working as Senior Inspector of Sericulture, he was issued with a charge memo dated 27.11.2001, which was served upon him on 13.12.2001. After enquiry, the report was submitted on 29.11.2005 holding that the same were proved. Only on 30.03.2008, it was communicated to him and he made a further representation on 10.04.2008. After hearing the writ petitioner, vide G.O.Ms.No.48, Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi Department, dated 06.04.2011, he was inflicted with the punishment of stoppage of increment for six months with cumulative effect. The next level of promotion for an Inspector in the appellants Departme