ORDER

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

The instant OA has been filed by the applicant under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985 seeking the following reliefs:-

“(i) Quash and set aside memorandum dated 11.12.2017. (ii) Quash and set aside inquiry report dated 28.02.2019. (iii) Quash and set aside penalty order dated 24.12.2021.

(iv) Award costs of the present OA in favour of the Applicants;

(v) Pass any other order/orders which this Hon’ble Court may deem fit and proper in the facts and circumstances of the present case.”

2. FACTS OF THE CASE AS STATED BY THE APPLICANT 2.1 The applicant is an officer of the Indian Revenue Service (Customs & Indirect Taxes), 2007 batch, who joined the office of the Respondents as Assistant Commissioner (Probationer) at Mussoorie on 18.08.2007. Until the issuance of the impugned Memorandum dated 11.12.2017, the applicant has maintained an unblemished service record and has consistently discharged his duties to the utmost satisfaction of the Respondents.

2.2 The present proceedings