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was sent to the Transit Camp at Jeori on 27.04.2008, after lunch, with the platoon of C.M. of 17th battalion, selected for Karnataka Election Duty. The petitioner was found absent during the roll call before departure of platoon, which was a punishable offence. Another misconduct attributed to the petitioner was that on the morning of 18.05.2008, the petitioner was found wandering in drunken condition during State Election Duty (Active Duty) in District Badar, Karnataka. The above two omissions/misconduct in terms of order dated 17.10.2008 were punishable offences in terms of Section 21D and Section 29 of the ITBP Act, 1992 respectively. Vide order dated 17.10.2008, the petitioner was compulsorily retired from service. Feeling aggrieved by the said order, the petitioner preferred a statutory appeal, copy whereof, is appended with the petition as Annexure P-11. This appeal, as per the petitioner, was disposed of vide Annexure P-12, dated 27.02.2009 by the Appellate Authority by a completely non-speaking order.