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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
M.DHANDAPANI
V. Muniyandi – Appellant
Versus
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Chennai – Respondent
ORDER :
1. The petitioner has filed this writ petition seeking issuance of Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records of the second respondent issued in Letter No. 6368/Va.1/09-16 dated 13.10.2010 and quash the same and consequently direct the respondents to sanction all the petitioner’s retirement benefits and full pension with interest as fixed by this Court.
2. The learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner was appointed as Forester during April, 1981 and was promoted as Ranger in the year 2005. The petitioner was placed under suspension by the Conservator of Forests, Dindigul, vide order dated 28.11.2006 on the allegation of financial irregularity involving misappropriation of Government money to the tune of Rs.3,52,048/- in the departmental works in the Korankombu Village of Tamil Nadu Afforestation Project, Integrated Tribal Development Program component in Kannivadi Forest Range and a sum of Rs.62,113/- in the departmental work in Senkattampatti RF of RSVY project in Kannivadi Forest Range and thereafter a charge sheet dated 09.05.2007 was issued to the petitioner under Rule 17(b) of the Tamil Nadu Civil Services (Discipline and App
Disciplinary authorities have the discretion to impose penalties based on misconduct, and courts should only interfere when such penalties are grossly disproportionate to the offenses committed.
The court upheld the disciplinary authority's decision, confirming adherence to natural justice principles and justifying the proceedings against the petitioner.
The inclusion of the petitioners' names in the regular panel of the year 2014-2015 and their selection for the post of Forest Range Officer was considered conclusive, and no further consideration was....
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