Ram Surat Ram (Maurya), J. - (1.) Heard Sri Vivek Tripathi, for the petitioner and Standing Counsel, for the respondents.
(2.) The writ petition has been filed against the order of Principal Secretary, Revenue, Civil Secretariat, Uttar Pradesh Government, Lucknow, dated 15.07.2015, imposing punishment of reversal in rank i.e. from Settlement Officer Consolidation to Consolidation Officer, to the petitioner, in disciplinary proceeding, initiated against him.
(3.) The petitioner was initially appointed as Assistant Consolidation Officer, on 20.04.1994. He was promoted as Consolidation Officer on 17.02.1997, as Assistant Settlement Officer Consolidation on 09.01.2001 and as Settlement Officer Consolidation on 20.02.2008. He was posted as Settlement Officer Consolidation, Lakhimpur Kheri on 22.05.2012, for which period, impugned disciplinary proceeding was taken against him.;