ORAL JUDGMENT

Date : 24-03-2025 Heard the parties.

2. The petitioner is aggrieved with the order as contained in Resolution no.925 dated 13.09.2017 issued under the signature of respondent no.4, whereby the petitioner has been inflicted with the punishment of withholding of two annual increments with non-cumulative effect and further the petitioner would get nothing except the subsistence allowance for the period of suspension from 26.04.2013 to 15.08.2013.

3. Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Mishra, learned Senior Advocate for the petitioner, adverting to the facts enumerated in the writ petition has contended that the petitioner was duly appointed on the post of Junior Electrical Engineer in the year 1984 and on being found eligible, he was promoted to the post of Assistant Electrical Engineer in the year 1997.

4. While the petitioner was posted as Assistant Engineer, Electrical Supply Division, Dhaka, in the meanwhile, on account of certain imputation of disobedience and misconduct, he was put under suspension vide Resolution no. 69 dated 26.04.2013 in contemplation of a departmental proceedings, which was initiated vide Memo No.90 dated 12.06.2013. Altogether eight charges were framed against t