imposing penalty were passed by officers who did not have the legal competence to issue such orders. Though it is contended by the learned counsel for the petitioners that such specific grounds had not been raised in the application, we are of the opinion that since the said matters were specifically questions of law which were referable to the clear provisions of the rules, the contention raised by the learned counsel for the petitioners cannot be accepted. Further, the learned counsel for the petitioners would contend that even in case a technical error was found in the orders of the authorities, the matter would have to go back to the competent authorities to conduct a proper enquiry in accordance with law. However, there also, we find that in view of the fact that the original applicant who was the charged officer had already passed away during the pendency of the proceedings before the Tribunal, the remitting of the matter to the competent authority would serve absolutely no purpose since there would be no delinquent government official against whom
