SANTOSH SAINI Vs. STATE OF HARYANA AND ORS.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Challenge in the instant writ petition is to the order dated 09.12.2009 (Annexure P-6) passed by the Commissioner and Director General, School Education, Haryana, whereby a punishment of stoppage of one increment without cumulative effect was inflicted upon the petitioner while she was serving as Principal, Govt. Girls Senior Secondary School, Jakhal Mandi, Fatehabad. Further challenge is to the order dated 22.07.2010 (Annexure P-8) passed by the Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary to Government of Haryana in terms of which the appeal preferred by the petitioner against the order of punishment has been rejected. Brief facts that would require notice are that the petitioner was served with a charge memo dated 12.06.2009 (Annexure P-5) under Rule 8 of the Haryana Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1987 formulating the following statement of allegations:

(2.) The petitioner responded to the charge memo by submitting a reply dated 25.06.2009. However, vide impugned order dated 09.12.2009, punishment of one increment without cumulative effect was imposed upon the petitioner. Petitioner preferred an appeal dated 21.01.2010 and the same has been rejected vide impugned order dated 22.07.2010 at Annexure P-8.

(3.) Counsel for the parties have been heard at length and the case file has been perused.