JUDGMENT

SANJEEV NARULA, J.:

1. These two writ petitions are being disposed of by this common order because they arise from the same service relationship, concern overlapping claims to retiral and service benefits, and substantially converge upon the legal effect of the disciplinary proceedings initiated against the Petitioner while he was in service and continued after his retirement. The earlier petition, W.P.(C.) 8050/2013, was directed principally to promotional and retiral consequences. The later petition, W.P.(C.) 1676/2023, assails the disciplinary action itself, namely the memorandum of charges dated 2nd September, 2009, the inquiry report dated 12th August, 2019, communicated on 16th September, 2019, the penalty order dated 22nd March, 2021, the addendum dated 13th May, 2021, and the communication dated 7th June, 2021 declining an appeal under Rule 31 of the General Insurance (Conduct, Discipline and Appeal) Rules, 1975.¹“CDA Rules”

2. By order dated 29th November, 2024, W.P.(C.) 8050/2013 was directed to be listed along with W.P.(C.) 1676/2023. For the sake of completeness, it is noted that an earlier challenge carried in W.P.(C.) 1995/2022 had also been withdrawn on 6th