CWP No. 7821 of 2010

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH

CWP No. 7821 of 2010

Date of decision May 3, 2010

Kali Dass

....... Petitioner

Versus

Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited, Shakti Bhawan, Sector 6,

Panchkula.

........ Respondents

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN

Present:-

Mr. John Kumar, Advocate for

Mr. Vikram Singh, Advocate

for the petitioner.

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K. Kannan, J (oral).

1.

The impugned order in challenge is a decision

taken by the respondent on a representation given by the employee for

reconsideration of the decision to compulsorily retire him from service by

an order dated 18.4.2002 after instituting a charge against him for theft of

electricity and for alleged pilfering of electricity by unauthorized means.

Apart from the enquiry which was conducted departmentally, it appears

that a criminal case had also been registered and simultaneous

proceedings were going before a criminal Court also. After full fledged

enquriy in the department conducted through one Sh. A.K. Raheja, as an

enquiry officer. A report was submitted finding him guilty of the charges and

serving him a show cause notice as to why disciplinary action shall