JUDGMENT :

J.J. MUNIR, J.

1. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 20.08.2022, passed by the Managing Director, Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited, Meerut, punishing the petitioner with award of a censure entry and withholding one increment with cumulative effect. Also, under challenge is the charge-sheet dated 15.02.2021 and the inquiry report dated 02.03.2022, the inquiry report being one submitted by the Temporary Inquiry Committee, VI.

2. The facts giving rise to this writ petition are that the petitioner was appointed an Assistant Engineer in the service of the U.P. Power Corporation on 24.07.2014. He was posted as the Sub Divisional Officer, Electricity Sub-Station Division-II, Gulawathi under the Electricity Distribution Division-I, Bulandshahr on 08.08.2014. He is presently posted as the Assistant Engineer (Revenue), Electricity Distribution Division-III, Bulandshahr. A letter dated 11.09.2015 was issued by the Executive Engineer, Electricity Distribution Division-I, Bulandshahr and forwarded by the Superintending Engineer, Electricity Distribution Circle- II, Bulandshahr to the Chief Engineer (Distribution) Ghaziabad Zone, Ghaziabad. It was said that