By the Court.—Dr. Chhotey Lal has approached this Court questioning the validity of the order dated 30.5.2014 (Annexure-1) passed by the State of U.P. Through Principal Secretary, Department of Labour, Anubhag-6, Government of U.P. At Lucknow according punishment to the petitioner of withholding one annual increment with cumulative effect alongwith censor.

2. Brief background of the case is that on 13.2.1985 petitioner was appointed on the post of Medical Officer in Uttar Pradesh Provincial Medical and Health Services, on the recommendation of Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission on temporary/stopgap arrangement. In pursuance of the appointment order dated 13.2.1985 petitioner submitted his joining on the post of Medical Officer to the Chief Medical Officer, Varanasi on 13.3.1985, and thereafter vide order dated 19.3.1985 issued by the Chief Medical Officer, Varanasi, the petitioner was posted at Employees State Insurance Dispensary, Bhadohi, Varanasi, where petitioner had submitted his joining on 19.3.19085 to the In-charge Medical Officer. Petitioner submits that in the year 1985 options were invited by the Government from the Medical Officers who wanted to be absorbed