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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ALLAHABAD
Hon'ble Ajay Bhanot,J.
Anees Ahmad – Appellant
Versus
State Of U P – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Ajay Bhanot, J.
1. Heard Sri Ashutosh Tripathi, learned counsel assisted by Sri Vikas Kumar Yadav, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Om Prakash Singh, learned Senior Counsel assisted by Sri Sushil Kumar Rao, learned counsel for the respondents.
2. By the impugned order dated 17.03.2017 recovery of Rs. 1,12,281.28/- has been directed to be made from the petitioner.
3. Disciplinary proceedings were initiated against the petitioner for various acts of misconduct. The gravamen of the misconduct in the chargesheet dated 18.02.2016 was that the petitioner was responsible for storage loss in the concerned go-down. The enquiry officer found that the petitioner had failed to tender his defence/reply to the show cause. According to the enquiry report non submission of the reply in itself was sufficient to establish that the petitioner had admitted his guilt and had nothing further to say. On this cryptic basis the enquiry report found the petitioner guilty of the misconduct he was charged with.
4. The impugned order dated 17.03.2017 indicted the petitioner for the storage discrepancies and financial loss entirely on the foot of the said enquiry report. Accordingly he was liabl
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