IN THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH AT GWALIOR BEFORE HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE ASHISH SHROTI

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ON THE 15 OF DECEMBER, 2025 WRIT PETITION No. 19004 of 2021 NEEENDFRA SHRIVASTAVA Versus THE STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH AND OTHERS Appearance:

Shri M.P.S. Raghuvanshi- Senior Counsel with Shri Manish Gurjar -

Counsel for the petitioner.

Shri Jitesh Sharma- Govt. Advocate for the respondents/State.

ORDER The petitioner has filed this writ petition challenging the order, dated

12.04.2018 (Annexure P/1) whereby punishment of stoppage of two increments without cumulative effect has been imposed upon him on account of certain misconduct found proved. He has also challenged order dated 04.02.2020 (Annexure P/2) whereby his appeal against the aforesaid punishment order was not accepted.

2 . At the relevant time, the petitioner was working as Revenue Inspector and was posted in the office of Tehsildar, Tehsil Shivpuri (M.P.). A show cause notice was issued to the petitioner on 28.03.2018 (Annexure P/3) asking him to give his explanation with regard to allegations made therein. The petitioner submitted his explanation on 02.04.2018 (Annexure P/4) and thereafter the impugned orders came to be passed thereby impo