(1.) Heard Mr. Pandey Neeraj Rai, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Amit Kr. Das, learned counsel for the respondents.
(2.) This writ application has been filed by the petitioner with a prayer for quashing the office order dated 16.05.2008 by which, the punishment of stoppage of one increment and recovery of amount alleged to be excess payment, has been awarded to the petitioner with all consequences and other reliefs.
(3.) The brief facts involved in this writ application is that the petitioner was an employee of Central Coalfields Limited. A departmental proceeding was held against the petitioner for following allegations-