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The petitioners who are two in number are stated to be serving on the posts of Senior Assistant and Helper respectively under the Punjab State Cooperative Supply & Marketing Federation Ltd.(Markfed).

Challenge in the instant writ petition is to the chargesheets issued to them carrying even date i.e. 09.01.2018 (Annexures P-4 and P-5) as also the order pursuant to the issuance of chargesheets dated 04.01.2019 (Annexure P-8 colly.) in terms of which an inquiry officer has been appointed .

Perusal of the chargesheet dated 09.01.2018 (Annexure P-4) issued to petitioner No.1 would reveal that she, in the capacity of Senior Assistant in Markfed branch office, Jagraon, was the joint custodian of wheat crop 2011-12 along with Sh.Raj Kumar, Senior Branch 1 of 4 Officer(Retd.). The article of charge formulated against petitioner No.1 in a nutshell is that the stocks of wheat crop 2010-11 were damaged due to non- maintenance of the same during storage and subsequently on account of upgradation of the stocks, replacement of bags above the norms and deduction of carry over charges by the FCI on delivered stocks and sale of damaged wheat stocks through tenders, Markfed suffered a total loss of Rs.2,99,91,891/- for which she along with Raj Kumar, Senior Branch Officer(Retd.) are jointly responsible. The article of charge against petitioner No.2, who was serving on the post of Helper in Markfed branch office, Jagraon at the relevant point of time, is in the same terms as against petitioner No.1 although the quantum of loss indicated is Rs.1,10,32,632/- along with the Senior Branch Officer (Retd.) namely Sh.Raj Kumar.