SUDIPTO NANDY Vs. UNION OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner herein is aggrieved by the judgment and order dated 6th February, 2009 passed by the learned Central Administrative Tribunal, Calcutta Bench in the application being O.A. 104 of 2008 and has assailed the same in the instant writ petition.

(2.) From the records we find that at the material time, the petitioner herein was posted as Additional Collector of Customs, Export Investigation Branch, Calcutta.

(3.) On 1st October, 2004, a charge-sheet was issued against the petitioner under Rule 14 of the Central Civil Services (Classification, Control & Appeal) Rules, 1965 for major penalty alleging that the said petitioner had given order for logging of the exports of M/s. Annapurna Yarn Fabrics in DEEC Book, misinterpreting the order dated 16th April, 2004 passed by the Principal Collector of Customs, Calcutta. The entire allegations mentioned in the charge-sheet were in respect of the consignments of export of HDPE woven fabric of M/s. Annapurna Yarn Fabrics.