4. Brief facts of the case are that the respondent/writ petitioner while working as Assistant Grade II (Depot) in Food Corporation of India at Mandirhasaud, Raipur was served by a Charge Memo dated 31.12.2013 alleging that on account of his failure to take precautionary measure to safe guard FCI property, resulting abnormal shortage of loss to the value of Rs. 5,62,384/-. After respondent’s explanation and taking into consideration of unscientific and unconventional open storage point and gravity of allege charge, the Disciplinary Authority vide Punishment Order dated 20.05.2014 imposed a penalty of token recovery of Rs. 2,25,000/- from the respondent. Against said penalty, the respondent preferred a Statutory Appeal before the Appellate Authority on 28.06.2014 and was retired from service on 30.06.2015, thereafter the Appellate Authority by upholding the penalty imposed by the Disciplinary Authority vide their order dated 28.10.2015 rejected the appeal, against which the respondent preferred a Statutory Review before Reviewing Authority i.e. , Managing Director, FCI, New Delhi on 04.01.2016. After the direction of this Court in WPS No. 2316 of 2017, which was preferred by the respondent challenging the orders impugned, the reviewing Authority vide their order dated 07.11.2017 by upholding the Disciplinary and Appellate Authority Orders partially modified the penalty amount of Rs. 2,25,000/- into Rs. 1,12,500/-.
