(1.) This case concerns the proceedings arising out of an order of this Court dated 4-5-2000 proposing to reopen the quantum of punishments imposed in departmental inquiries on certain officers of the Delhi Development Authority (hereinafter called the DDA) who were connected with the land of the DDA allotted to M/s. Skipper Construction Co. It was proposed to consider imposition of higher degree of punishments in view of the role of these officers in the said matter. After directions were given by this Court that disciplinary action be taken and punishments were (sic) imposed, this Court had no occasion to examine whether the right punishments were awarded to the officers in accordance with well known principles of law or whether the punishments required any upward revision.
(2.) The facts of the case limited to the present order are as follows :
(3.) Justice Reddy submitted his report on 7-7-1995. Thereafter, this Court accepted the report and passed an order of 29-11-1995, directing the Department of Personnel to initiate disciplinary proceedings against five officers (i) Sri V. S. Ailawadi IAS (retired), (ii) Sri K. S. Baidwan IAS, (iii) Sri Virendra Nath IAS, (iv) Sri R. S. Sethi IAS, and (v) Sri Om Kumar IAS. This Court in its order, stated that so far as Sri Om Kumar was concerned, only a minor punishment could be imposed.