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2026 Supreme(Online)(CAT) 4054

CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL
Lata Baswaraj Patne, Judicial Member, Varun Sindhu Kul Kaumudi, Administrative Member
A. Jayanand Rao – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent


Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: M Venkanna
For the Respondents: D Satyaveer

Table of Content
1. details charges of cash shortage and record lapses. (Para 2)
2. respondents defend inquiry and punishment validity. (Para 3)
3. hearing conducted; records perused. (Para 4)
4. limited judicial review in disciplinary cases upheld. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8)
5. application dismissed; no interference warranted. (Para 9)

(As per Hon’ble Mr. Varun Sindhu Kul Kaumudi, Administrative Member)

By this Original Application, the applicant is seeking the following relief:

“…to quash and set aside the Memo No. ST/VP-AJ/NZB/ HR / 2020 Dated 27-07-2021 Memo No. PMG (H) / ST / 21-3 / 3 / AJR / NZB / 2020 Dated 28-07-2020 Memo No. F 6-1 / 15-16 Dated 31-12-2019 imposing the harsh punishment of reduction by 8 stages in the pay matrix of the applicant from Rs. 48,200/- (Level 5, Index 18, 7th CPC Matrix) to Rs. 38,100/- (Level 5, Index 10, 7th CPC Matrix) for a period of 5 years with effect from 01-01-2020 with a further direction that the applicant will not earn increments of pay during the period of reduction and that on the expiry of the period the reduction will have the effect of postponing his future increments of pay being disproportionate, unconsciousness, illegal, arbitrary, against th

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