“What has been alleged against the applicant is that he has not taken any action for tracing out the missing files. Perusal of record would clearly reveal that the applicant joined only in 2004 and it is established from the Vigilance Report submitted after due investigation that files sent missing from the year 2001. As such, while no action has been taken against any of the staff till 2004 in which year the applicant joined the post of Deputy Director in the Section from where files were missing, he has been made scapegoat as for three years i.e. from 2001 when the files got missing, neither any FIR was lodged by any of the officers holding the post no any action, was initiated in that regard. However, the applicant, immediately on his joining the post of Deputy Director in the Section of 2004 and after coming to know about the missing files, initiated action for restructuring of the files has not only acted diligently but efficiently without any negligence. In such view of the matter without any fault attributed to the applicant with regard to missing files, the applicant has been punished that too without passing a speaking reasoned order without dealing with his contentions made in his representation against the
