YASH KATARIA vs UOI AND ORS

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$~48 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 14115/2009 YASH KATARIA .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Aman Varma and Ms. Riya Wasade, Advs. versus UOI AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. B.S. Rana and Mr. Deepanshu Singha, Advs. for R-2 Mr. Kamal Mehta, Adv. for R-3 Ms. Arti Bansal, SPC with Ms. Shruti Goel, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE OM PRAKASH SHUKLA JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 28.08.2025 C.HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The petitioner was working as a Development Officer in the National Insurance Company Ltd for nearly 23 years when, on 19 August 2005, he was issued a memorandum proposing to initiate disciplinary proceedings against him on the ground of having remained absent from duty without authorisation. 2. Disciplinary proceedings followed, resulting in an order dated 11 May 2006, by the competent Disciplinary Authority, penalising the petitioner with a punishment of compulsory retirement. Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 14115/2009 Digitally Signed By:AJIT Page 1 of 9 KUMAR Signing Date:02.09.2025 11:14:47 3. Though the enquiry report during these proceedings was in the petitioner’s favour, the disciplinary authority disagreed with the report, issued a disagreement note and, thereafter, proceeded to pass the aforenoted punishment order dated 11 May 2006. 4. An appeal preferred by the petitioner against the said order was also dismissed by the Appellate Authority on 8 September 2006. 5. Aggrieved thereby, the petitioner approached this Court by means of WP (C) 6946/2007, challenging the order of compulsory retirement. That writ petition was unconditionally withdrawn on 8 October 2009. 6. The petitioner has, thereafter, instituted the present writ petition. The only grievance ventilated in this writ petition is with respect to forfeitu