JUDGEMENT
PRAMATH PATNAIK,J. -
(1.) In the accompanied writ application, the petitioner has inter
alia prayed for direction upon the respondents to sanction and
provide full pension, full gratuity, leave encashment after restoring
two increments of the year 2011 and 2012 and for quashing of the
impugned show cause notice dated 21.01.2014 issued under Rule 43
(b) of the Jharkhand Pension Rule and also for quashing the order
order dated 20.03.2015 whereby an amount of 5 % from the pension
amount of the petitioner is decided to be deducted/withheld.
(2.) Sans details, the facts as disclosed in the writ application is that the petitioner while posted as Executive Engineer, Water Ways
Division, Hazaribagh, up-to the Financial Year 2006-07, construction
of four numbers of building under Bhairwa Reservoir Scheme K-
Building was sanctioned and the petitioner was directed to get the
said work executed departmentally. It has been averred that in the
light of the directions given by the competent authority, the
petitioner authorized the Assistant Engineer of the concerned
Division to do the work and the petitioner pursuant to a
departmental order was given charge of Superintending Engineer. It
has further been averred that after completion of the work, the
accounts were sent for the audit to the Accountant General,
Jharkhand, where a query was made regarding actual execution of
the work. It has been averred that in the garb of the query made by
the Accountant General (Audit), Jharkhand, a departmental
proceeding was initiated against the petitioner, which culminated to
imposition of punishment vide memo dated 07.09.2010 of stoppage
of two annual increments with cumulative effect as well as the
petitioner not to be deemed fit for promotion for two years from the
date of entitlement. Being aggrieved, the petitioner moved before this
Hon'ble Court by way of filing W.P. (S) No. 4058 of 2012, which was
allowed vide order dated 07.05.2013 and the impugned order of
punishment dated 07.09.2010 was quashed, however, liberty was
given to the respondents to proceed afresh against the petitioner, if
there is sufficient ground, in accordance with law.
(3.) Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petitioner got superannuated on 30.04.2013 from the post of Chief Engineer
and the petitioner is entitled to get arrears of salary so accrued in
view of the quashing of punishment order dated 07.09.2010 and also
the entire retiral benefits.;
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