PATNA, India, Nov. 24 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Nov. 3:
1.Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the respondents.
2.The petitioner has filed the instant writ application praying for quashing the order of punishment contained in letter dated 31.5.2011, issued under the signature of the Special Secretary, Road Construction Department, Patna, whereby the petitioner has been awarded the punishment of "censure", which shall be effective for three years and withholding of four annual increments with non-cumulative effect.
3.The facts in brief are that the petitioner, while posted as Executive Engineer (Mechanical Division), Muzaffarpur, was given the additional charge of Mechanical Division,...