V. K. Jhanji, J.

1. In this writ petition, petitioner who at the relevant time was Section Officer in the Pepsu Road Transport Corporation, has impugned orders of respondent No.1 vide which the petitioner was reverted to the lower rank and was ordered not to be paid anything over and above the subsistence allowance during the suspension period.

2. In brief, the facts are that on July 13, 1971 petitioner joined Pepsu Road Transport Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the Corpora-lion) as a Clerk, and was promoted as Assistant in the year 1979. Thereafter, in the year 1983, petitioner qualified the Punjab State Accounts Service Examination and was promoted as Section Officer. While the petitioner was working as Section Officer, he was charge-sheeted for major misconduct, the details of which have been given in the charge-sheet dated September 7, 1988. Petitioner submitted his reply to the Charge-sheet and on consideration of the reply, an Enquiry Officer was appointed to hold the enquiry. Though, the Enquiry Officer, in his report submitted to the disciplinary Authority, exonerated the petitioner of the charges levelled against him, yet the Disciplinary Authority did not