CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL CHENNAI BENCH Dated this the 26^th day of March, Two Thousand Twenty Six CORAM :

HON'BLE MR. M. SWAMINATHAN. MEMBER (J)

AND HON'BLE MR. M.L. SRIVASTAVA MEMBER(A)

M. Thirunavukkarasu, S/o P. N. Mithusamy, No.25/1, Arunachalam Street, S.P. Pudur, Namakal. .. Applicant By Advocate M/s. E. Vinoth Kumar Vs.

1. Union of India rep by the Director of Postal Services, O/o Postmaster General, Western Region (TN)

Coimbatore.

2. The Superintendent of Post Offices, Namakkal Division, Namakkal. .. Respondents By Advocate Mr. Shakila Anand

ORDER

(Pronounced by Hon'ble Mr. M. Swaminathan, Judicial Member) Aggrieved by the order of removal from service awarded by the 2^nd respondent, vide his order. Dated 08.09.2016 and which has been upheld by the Appellate Authority, the 1^st respondent herein vide his order dated 13/18.04.2017 the applicant has filed the OA for setting as the said orders and for a direction to the respondents to reinstate the applicant with all attended benefits.

2. The facts that give rise to the filing of the OA are as follows:

The applicant was placed under suspension with effect from 21.06.2006 while serving as Sub-Postmaster, Pallipalayam Agraharam Sub O