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(cid:9)+,-,(cid:15).& Mr. Puneet Jindal, Senior Advocate with Mr. Puneet Bhushan, Advocate for the petitioner (in CWP(cid:3)22435(cid:3)2021).

Mr. Japsehaj Singh, Advocate for the respondents.

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The present application has been filed under Section 151 CPC for placing on record letter dated 29.07.2016 given by the petitioner to Joint Secretary/Technical(cid:3)1, Patiala regarding verification of signatures of petitioner from forensic sciences lab (Annexure P(cid:3)13).

In view of the averments made in the application, the same is allowed and letter dated 29.07.2016 regarding verification of signatures of petitioner from forensic sciences lab as Annexure P(cid:3)13 is taken on record.

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1. The present civil writ petition has been filed under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of a writ in the nature of (cid:1)(cid:2)(cid:3)(cid:4)(cid:5)(cid:6)(cid:3)(cid:7)(cid:3)(cid:5)(cid:8)for setting aside the order dated 25.04.2019 (Annexure P(cid:3)7) imposing major penalty of stoppage of three annual increments with cumulative effect and also to set aside the order dated 20.04.2021 (Annexure P(cid:3)9), whereby, the appeal filed by the petitioner has been dismissed by respondent No.2.

2. Briefly the facts of the case is that the petitioner has been employed with the Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd. (PSPCL) since 1999 and, barring the present incident, possesses an unblemished service record. At the relevant time, he was posted as Senior Executive Engineer/Enforcement, Muktsar, and relinquished this charge on 09.01.2015 afternoon, in compliance with a transfer order. He subsequently assumed the charge of Senior Executive Engineer, CGRF, Patiala, on 15.01.2015. The genesis of the present dispute lies in an incident concerning three consumers. Their energy meters were slated for inspection at the ME Lab, Muktsar, on 15.01.2015. The three meters were allegedly opened in the ME Lab and initially declared as "burnt" vide Challan No. 64, purportedly to benefit the consumers. A charge sheet was issued to the petitioner on 31.12.2015, alleging misconduct and connivance. The petitioner submitted a detailed reply dated 29.07.2016, contending that the challan did not bear his authentic signatures and requested a forensic examination of the same, which was not acceded to. A joint enquiry was conducted against the petitioner and two other officials. The Enquiry Officer held the charges against the petitioner to be proved. However, the petitioner contends that this finding was rendered without verifying his crucial defence regarding the forged signatures and without considering the material indicating his absence from the station after relinquishing charge. The piv