PATNA, India, Feb. 21 -- Patna High Court issued the following judgment on Feb. 17:
Heard the learned counsel for the parties.
2. The appellant is aggrieved by the judgment dated 22.08.2022 passed by a learned Single Judge of this Court in C.W.J.C. No. 6429 of 2008, whereby the punishment inflicted upon the appellant has not been interfered with.
3. It appears from the records that the appellant, who was a Bench Clerk-cum-Office Clerk of Fast Track Court No. IV, Aurangabad, was placed under suspension and was proceeded against departmentally for having burnt 111 Court records. After following the procedure, the appellant was visited with the consequence of penalty of reduction of pay-scale of Rs. 4000 - 6000/- to Rs. 3050 - 4590/-.
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