# UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE GENERAL MANAGER & ORS. vs SH. GURDEEP SINGH

Court: Delhi High Court
Date: 2025-03-11
Citation: W.P.(C)-3538/2021 2025:DHC:1628-DB
Petitioner: UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE GENERAL MANAGER & ORS.
Respondent: SH. GURDEEP SINGH

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## Judgment text (excerpt)

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI W.P.(C) 3538/2021 & CM APPL. 10698/2021 UNION OF INDIA THROUGH THE GENERAL MANAGER & ORS. .....Petitioners Through: Mr. Bhagwan Swarup Shukla, CGSC with Mr. Sarvan Kumar, Mr. Satyam Singh, Advocates versus SH. GURDEEP SINGH .....Respondent Through: Mr. H. P. Chakravorty, Adv. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C. HARI SHANKAR HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY DIGPAUL JUDGMENT (ORAL) % 11.03.2025 C.HARI SHANKAR, J. 1. The respondent retired from the post of Depot Maintenance Supervisor in the Railways on 31 October 2015. Prior thereto, he was visited with a charge sheet on 14 May 2013. Inquiry proceedings, as a sequel thereto, culminated into an order passed against the respondent by the Deputy Chief Material Manager on 25 June 2015, by which he was imposed a penalty of reduction in pay by two stages with cumulative effect till retirement along with recovery of ₹ 6,16,190/-. The respondent preferred appeals against the said order on 5 August 2015 and 26 August 2015, which were dismissed by the Chief Material Manager by order dated 1 August 2016. 2. Aggrieved thereby, the respondent preferred OA 3407/2016 before the Central Administrative Tribunal1. 3. Before t

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