RABI KANT SINGH Vs. STATE OF U. P.

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Sri H.G.S. Parihar, learned Senior Advocate assisted by Ms. Meenakshi Singh Parihar, learned counsel for the petitioner, Sri Manjive Shukla, learned Additional Chief Standing Counsel for the State-respondent and Sri R.K. Upadhyay, learned counsel for respondent no.4.

(2.) In the proposed order, notices to opposite party nos. 5 and 6 are dispensed with as no prejudice is caused to respondent nos. 5 & 6 by means of the impugned order.

(3.) The order under challenge is a punishment order dated 01.10.2020 passed by the Additional Chief Secretary, Cooperative Department, Government of U.P., Lucknow awarding major punishment to the petitioner reverting him from the post of Additional Commissioner/Additional Registrar to the post of Joint Commissioner/Joint Registrar in the minimum pay scale withholding two increments with cumulative effect.