sums of money, due to which, the disciplinary authority decided to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the petitioner, and issued a show-cause notice dated lB.O4.2O2O. Further, since the petitioner's reply to the showcause notice, dated 16.07.2O2O, was found unsatisfactory by the disciplinary authority, a Charge Sheet dated O5.O2.2O21, along with its two corrigenda dated O9.O2.2O21 and 15.O2.2021, was issued to the petitioner for submission of his written statement of defense. In response, the petitioner submitted his reply on 12.O2.2O2i, which was also found unsatisfactory. Therefore, an enquiry was ordered by the disciptinary authority vide proceedings dated 18.02.2021, and after conducting a detailed enquiry, the enquiry oflicer submitted his report on 1O.O12O22. Thereafter, on perusal of the enquiry report, the disciplinary authority did not concur with the findings of the enquiry ofhcer. Hence, the dissent note dated 01.O2.2022 was issued on the hndings of the enquiry ofhcer and explanation was called for from the petitioner. In response, the petitioner submitted his explanation on 25.O2.2022. Subsequently, the disciplinary authority, with an independent and unbiased mind, considering the entirety of the case, and in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by the Regulations, 1976, authority has imposed a punishment of compulsory retirement from service on the petitioner in accordance with law.
