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By Hon'ble Mr. K. George Joseph, Administrative Member -

Having common facts and issues, the above O.As were heard together and are being disposed of by this common order.

2. The applicants are working in the Trivandrum Office of the Accountant General (A&E), Kerala. They were chargesheeted for participation in an illegal demonstration along with a group of around 40 persons on 30.04.2008, marching through the corridors of the office building of the Principal Accountant General (Audit) and the Accountant General (A&E), shouting slogans, disturbing the peace of the office and preventing free movement of officials and visitors in violation of clause 6(b) of CCS (RSA) Rules, 1993 and Rules 3(1)(iii) & 7 (ii) of CCS (Conduct) Rules, 1964. The Deputy Accountant General (Admn.), Office of the Accountant General (A&E), Kerala, by his orders dated 18.12.2008 in O.A. Nos. 247/10, 266/10, 269/10, 634/10 and dated 28.02.08 in O.A. No. 268/10 and dated 19.12.08 in O.A. No. 668/10 imposed on the applicants the penalty of withholding of all increments for a period of three years without cumulative effect or reduction by a stage in the present pay scale for a period of three years, as the case may be. The Accountant General (A&E), Kerala, the Appellate Authority, confirmed the penalty imposed on the applicants vide his orders dated 13.08.2009 in O.A. Nos. 247/10, 266/10, 269/10, 634/10 and dated 06.10.08 in O.A. No. 268/10 and dated 31.03.09 in O.A. No. 668/10 . Aggrieved by the aforesaid orders the applicants have filed these OAs for the following reliefs :