(Reserved on 26.11.2025)

Central Administrative Tribunal, Allahabad Original Application No.360 of 2016 Pronounced on this the 9th Day of December, 2025 Hon’ble Mr. Justice Om Prakash VII, Member (J)

Hon’ble Mr. Mohan Pyare, Member (A)

Suresh Babu Sharma S/o Late Raghuveer Prasad Sharma, aged about 56 years, R/o Village Manakpur, P.O.-Chhapra, District Sambhal.

…Applicant By Advocate: Shri A.D. Singh Versus

1. Union of India through its Secretary, Ministry of Communication, Post and Telegraph Department, Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi.

2. Senior Superintendent of Post Offices, Moradabad Division, Moradabad.

3. Director Postal Services (D.P.S.) Office, Bareilly.

4. Sub Divisional Inspector, Post Offices Chandausi (Moradabad).

…Respondents By Advocate: Shri Shivaji Singh

ORDER

By Hon’ble Mr. Mohan Pyare, Member (A)

Present Original Application has been filed under Section 19 of the Administrative Tribunals Act, 1985, seeking the following relief:

“i) To issue a suitable order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned orders dated 3.8.2010 and 31.7.2015 passed by the respondent no.2 and 3 (Annexure no.A-1 and A-2) to the original application in compilation no.II.

ii) To issue a suitable order or direction directing the respondents to reinstate the applicant in service and to make the payment of pay and allowances with interest as per bank rate from the date of removal to the date of reinstatement in service with all consequential benefits as the applicant was never been dismissed from service.

iii) Grant such other relief, as the applicant might be found entitled to, in the facts and circumstances of the case.

iv) Allow the original application with cost of litigation in favour of the applicant.”

2. Brief facts of this case are that the applicant was initially appointed on the post of E.D.D.A. Bahjoi, Moradabad Division on 01.09.1983. He was promoted on 01.04.1998 to the post of Postman on qualifying the departmental examination. During his service period, he was suspended and subsequently the suspension was revoked and he was permitted to work as postman. The applicant has claimed that an incompetent authority (respondent no.4) issued a false fabricated and concocted illegal charge sheet under Rule 14 of G.D.S. (Employment) Rule 1965 on 17.2.2005 to the applicant without providing any documents along with the charge sheet in which it was directed to the applicant to submit his reply within 10 days. The applicant submitted his reply on 25.2.2005 against the charge sheet before the respondent no.4 and denied all the charges. Shri B.P. Singh, inspector of post Offices, Amroha, J.P. Nagar inquired the allegation against the applicant and submitted his report in favor of the applicant on 22.9.2007 before the Inquiry Officer Shri Hari Singh, A.S.P.O. Moradabad but the inquiry Officer proved the charges against the applicant on 5.11.2007 and submitted his enquiry report before the disciplinary authority (respondent no.2) for further action. The post Master (H.S.G.-I), Post Office Amroha gave the inquiry report to the applicant vide letter dated 29.5.2008 and directed him to submit his reply against the inquiry report. The applicant had submitted his brief note on 5.6.2008 against the inquiry report through proper channels and categorically denied the charges alleged to have been proved by the inquiry Officer after which the disciplinary authority (respondent no.2) passed the punishment order of dismissal from service on 17.7.2008. Then the applicant made an appeal under G.D.S. (Employment) Rule before the respondent the no.3 on 18.8.2008 against dismissal order explaining all the facts and circumstances of the proceeding for cancellation of the punishment order of dismissal from service passed by the respondent no.2. Respondent no.3 rejected the appeal of the applicant on 14.7.2009. Then the applicant filed O.A. No. 1286 of 2009 before the Tribunal against the orders dated 17.7.2008 and 14.7.2009 which have been quashed and s