Ram Dia vs State Of Haryana & Ors on 13 January, 2016
This issue has come up for consideration before this Court
in a case of Smt. Tripta Kumari vs. State of Haryana and another,
2012 (1) S.C.T 455 wherein the petitioner was punished with stoppage
of one increment with cumulative effect without holding any enquiry
under Rule 8 of Punjab Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules.
The petitioner preferred an appeal, which was also dismissed. This
Court allowed the writ petition and held that stoppage of one
increment with cumulative effect would amount to major penalty and
regular inquiry is must to impose such penalty. Punishment imposed on
petitioner without holding any inquiry would be rendered illegal and
voilative of the procedure established by law. In para 7, it has been
observed as under:-