JUDGMENT :

1. Heard Sri Neerav Chitravanshi Advocate, the learned Counsel for the petitioner - Power Corporation, Ms. Renu Mishra Advocate, the learned Counsel for the opposite party, and Sri Anand Kumar Singh, the learned Standing Counsel for the State and perused the records.

2. By means of the instant writ petition the petitioner- U.P. Power Corporation Ltd. has approached this court challenging the judgment and order dated 6.2.2018 passed by the State Public Service Tribunal (hereinafter referred as 'the Tribunal') whereby the claim petition No. 1624 of 2016, which was filed by the opposite party no. 2, was allowed.

3. The aforesaid claim petition had been filed by the opposite party no. 2 challenging an order dated 5.5.2006 passed by the Chairman, U.P. Power Corporation Ltd./opp. party no. 2, whereby the punishment of Censure entry and stoppage of two annual increments with cumulative effect was imposed upon the respondent no. 2.

4. On 12.6.2006 the respondent no.2 had submitted a representation to the U.P. Power Corporation Ltd. against the punishment order dated 5.5.2006 and the said representation was treated as an appeal and the same was also rejected by means of an order date