ORDER

Delivered by Hon’ble Mr. Rajnish Kumar Rai, Member (J)

Shri Satya Prakash Rai, counsel for the applicant and Shri Manoj Kumar Sharma, counsel for the respondents are present and heard.

2. By way of the instant O.A. the applicant has challenged the order charge sheet dated 09.12.2020 issued by the Under Secretary to the Government of India. The applicant has prayed for the following relief(s):

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“8.1. to allow the present application;

8.2. to quash and set aside Major Penalty Charge Sheet dated 09.12.20200 [Annexure : A-1] issued to the Applicant as being bad in law;

Or, alternatively;

8.3. to declare that the Major Penalty Charge Sheet dated 09.12.2020 [Annexure: A-1] issued to the Applicant has lapsed;

8.4. to grant all consequential benefits to the Applicant as permissible in law;

8.5. to direct the Respondents to pay suitable compensation to the Applicant as this Hon’ble Tribunal deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case;

8.6. to issue any such and further order/directions this Hon’ble Tribunal deems fit and proper in the circumstances of the case; and

8.7. to allow exemplary cost of the application.”

3. The facts of case, as per pleadings in O.A., are that the applicant wh