SANTOSH BAHADUR Vs. STATE OF TRIPURA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner, a retired Government servant, has challenged an order dated 17.02.2018 passed by the Secretary to the Government of Tripura by which a penalty of reduction of pension by 7.5% for a period of 3(three) years from the date of superannuation has been imposed.

(2.) Brief facts are as under:

(3.) The petitioner denied the charges upon which a departmental inquiry was conducted. In his defence the petitioner urged that he had not shown any negligence in discharge of his duties. The work of supervision of the staff of the jail was mainly that of the Jailor and not the Superintendent or the Deputy Superintendent. He submitted that the prisoners could escape because of the faulty construction of the jail and failure to install CCTV cameras.