ORDER

Hon’ble Mr. Rajinder Kashyap, Member (A):-

By way of the present OA filed u/s 19 of the AT Act, 1985, the applicant, in Para 8 of the OA, has prayed for the following reliefs: -

“(a) Quash and set aside impugned orders dated 03/05/2016, Order dated 30/06/2016 and order dated 27/03/2017 (mentioned in Para 1 of the OA), whereby the Applicant was penalized with the penalty of forfeiture of 2 years approved service permanently and his absence period was treated as period not spent on duty. And

(b) Direct the respondents to restore the forfeited service of the Applicant, and is absence period may kindly be treatment as spent on duty of all intention purposes with all consequential benefits viz. seniority, promotion etc. And

(c) Award cost in favour of the Applicant and against the respondents. And/or

(d) Pass any further order, which this Hon’ble Tribunal may deem fit, just equitable in the facts and circumstances of the case.”

2. Pursuant to notice, the respondents have filed their counter affidavit opposing the claim of the applicant and have prayed for dismissal of the present Original Application. The applicant has also filed his rejoinder denying the contention of the counter affida