Kuldip Singh, J.

Petitioner Sh. R.P. Sharma, who retired as Technical Assistant Grade-I from Food Corporation of India, has impugned the order dated 27.04.2006 (Annexure P-3), order dated 09/10.08.2006 (Annexure P-4) and order dated 09.05.2013 (Annexure P-6), whereby vide order Annexure P-3 the penalty of reduction in time scale of pay by three stages till superannuation was imposed and token recovery of Rs.3,00,000/- was ordered to be recovered from his salary/dues, which was affirmed in appeal, vide order dated 09/10.08.2006 (Annexure P-4) and in the review vide order dated 09.05.2013 (Annexure P-6) while affirming the penalty of reduction in time scale of pay by three stages till superannuation, the recovery was reduced to Rs.2,00,000/-.

2. On 20.07.2004, the petitioner was issued a memorandum Annexure P-1 under Regulation 60 of Food Corporation of India (Staff) Regulations, 1971 (for short 'the Regulations') for imposition of minor penalty on the allegations that he accepted inferior quality of rice stocks during the year 1995-96, when posted at Bhuchu Centre. The rice stock accepted by the petitioner was got checked at the level of respondent No.3, during January 1998,