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5. The disciplinary authority appointed Insp.D.S.Chauhan as the Inquiry Officer to record evidence and submit a report.

6. At the inquiry seven witnesses : (i) Ct.Manoj Kumar PW-1, (ii) Lady Ct.Babita Dhabse PW-2, (iii) HC Rewti Poddari PW-3, (iv) Ct.Bijender Singh PW-4, (v) ASI Devendra Kumar PW-5, (vi) HC Jaipal Singh PW-6, and (vii) Insp.Pawan Vashisth PW-7 were examined.

7. Cumulatively read the testimony of the seven witnesses was, and in respect of which documents were proved, that the petitioner was detailed for duty at Dehradun Railway Station from 20:00 hours on August 05, 2008 till 06:00 hours the next morning and was seen dead drunk when he reported for duty. He was stammering. He was staggering. He had puked on his dress. His name was therefore not entered in the daily duty register and in place Ct.Bijender Singh was deputed for duty. The petitioner was taken to the Doon Hospital by ASI Devendra and HC Jaipal Singh under directions of the Post Commander. Petitioner being taken to the hospital and the report of the medical examination were entered in the daily diary register.

11. Thus, it is apparent that the petitioner had been taking vacillating stands, knowing fully well that the plea of having taken excess quantity of cough syrup was preposterous and would not justify the physical condition of the petitioner in which he was seen by his colleagues : stammering, staggering and with puke on his dress.

12. The argument that the doctor at Doon Hospital did not take the blood sample of the petitioner, would at best be a technical lapse by the doctor. There is sufficient and credible percipient evidence of the petitioner being dead drunk spoken through the eyes of the seven prosecution witnesses.