(1.) By the instant petition filed under Article 226 of Constitution of India, the petitioner is questioning the legality validity and propriety of orders dtd. 12/07/2019 (Annexure-P-1) and 04/01/2020 (Annexure-P-2).
(2.) By order dtd. 12/07/2019 the respondents after conducting ex-parte departmental enquiry as petitioner did not participate in it passed an order of removal from service as the charge leveled against the petitioner for unauthorized absence from duty was found proved. By order dtd. 04/01/2020 appeal preferred by the petitioner against the aforesaid order was rejected by the respondents.
(3.) To decide the controversy involved in the case, certain relevant facts need to be adumbrated in a nutshell are :-