JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Appeal filed under Clause 15 of Letters Patent against the order dated 07.01.2013 made in W.A.No.8187 of 2002.)

Paresh Upadhyay, J.

1. Challenge in this appeal is made to the order dated 07.01.2013 recorded on W.P.No.8187 of 2002. This appeal is by the original writ petitioner.

2. At the outset it is noted that, the appellant has appeared in person. He is a Senior Citizen. Had he continued in service he would have attained the age of superannuation in the year 2013. We have heard him for hours together in both the sessions today i.e. pre-lunch session and post - lunch session with all the patience and the sympathy. We have also, at one stage, offered to him that, he may be provided legal aid if he desires, which he has declined. It is in this background, we have heard the appellant in person.

3. The writ petitioner/appellant was an officer of the respondent – Corporation, who was removed from service by way of punishment order dated 14.02.2002, which was challenged by way of writ petition being W.P.No.8187 of 2002 which was dismissed for want of prosecution on 13.10.2003, which was restored at his request inthe year 2011 and was taken up for hearing and decided by the