JUDGMENT

G. Satapathy, J.

The petitioner who is a retired employee of Department of Post by filing the present writ has assailed the findings recorded in the Departmental proceeding by praying to quash the impugned order dated 20.03.2017 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Cuttack Bench, Cuttack in O.A. No. 214 of 2011, so also the order dated 29.06.2001 awarding penalty to him in such Departmental proceeding and the incidental orders passed on 18.08.2001 and 31.12.2009 by Sr. Postmaster and Chief Postmaster General respectively as well as, to grant all consequential and financial benefits as due admissible to him including the pensionary benefits, in exercise of extraordinary power under Articles 226 & 227 of the Constitution of India.

2. Briefly stated, the petitioner while working as a Stamp Vendor in the Postal Department, faced a Departmental Proceeding initiated against him on 02.02.1997 on the allegation of causing loss of revenue amounting to Rs.132/- to the Department by collecting letters and cash towards full payment of postage from different senders of foreign letters on 15.12.1994 and thereby, deriving unauthorized pecuniary benefits. On 02.06.1997, the