S. Talapatra, J.

By this intra-court appeal, the judgment and order dated 10.01.2017 delivered in WP(C) No.15 of 2011 by a learned Single Judge of this Court has been challenged.

2. The appellant [hereinafter referred to as the petitioner] retired from his service on superannuation on 31.08.2007 from the post of Forester. A post-retirement disciplinary proceeding was drawn against him by the Memorandum under No. F.19(686)-Vig/For-07/9551-54 dated 25.07.09 [Annexure 6 to the writ petition] under Rule 9 of the CCS(Pension) Rules as adopted by the Govt. of Tripura and having sanction of the Governor on the following articles of charge.

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That the said Sri Narendra Debbarma, Forester (now Retd.) while functioning as Beat Officer, Dyke-IV under Tirthamukh Range under Gumti Forest Division, Jatanbari wilfully neglected his duty by not doing the Government works properly as assigned to him in accordance with the norms/orders of Forest Department and general financial rule thus, acted in manner most unbecoming of a Govt. Servant and to the severe detriment to Govt. interest by misappropriation and defalcation of govt. money to the tune of Rs.3,72,375/-.

Thus Sri Naren