O R D E R

Per Ajay Pratap Singh, Member [Judicial]:

1. All the original applications raise similar question of law and are based on almost identical facts. It shall be sufficient to note in details the facts of lead case of OA No. 050/00214/2022, Lala Thakur Versus Union of India & Ors. for appreciating the issues raised in this batch of original applications. Shri M.P. Dixit learned counsel appearing for applicants in all these OAs. Shri H.P. Singh, Learned Senior Central Government Standing Counsel assisted by Learned Additional Standing Counsels for respondents in all these cases.

2. These Original applications have been filed by the applicants to set- aside final order of removal from service passed by revisionary authority upheld punishment imposed by disciplinary authority and Appellate Authority. So also to set-aside order of removal from service passed by disciplinary authority and upheld by order of appellate authority, to declare memorandum of charge-SF-5 major penalty chargesheet and inquiry report as void-ab-initio and So also seeking further direction to respondents to reinstate applicants with all consequential benefits including arrears of salary from date of order of r