S.S. NIJJAR, J.

1. We have heard learned counsel for the parties. The petitioner joined the service as a Handloom Export in Punjab State Handloom Weavers Cooperative Society Limited in the year 1981. In 1990, in addition to his own duties, he was assigned the work of Production Centre, Processing House and Yarn Bank. On 31st August, 1998, he was transferred from Hoshiarpur to Shoddy Spinning Plant which was established at Humbra. The petitioner immediately joined on the transferred post. His place at Hoshiarpur was taken by another employee. On 4.7.2000, the petitioner was served with a charge sheet for not handing over the complete charge of the Production Centre at Hoshiarpur. On the basis of the Inquiry report submitted by the Enquiry Officer, he was removed from the service, by order of the Managing Director dated 9.1.2001. Against the order of removal, the petitioner filed a statutory appeal on 6.7.2001. The order of removal was set aside by the Appellate Authority with liberty to the punishing authority to impose minor penalty. Aggrieved against the aforesaid order, the employer-respondent No. 1 filed revision petition under Section 69 of the Punjab Cooperative Socie