8. Similar issue, i.e., with regard to imposition of punishment of withholding of integrity in respect of police officers of subordinate rank, has been considered earlier also by this Court and such orders of punishment have been set aside holding that punishment, not prescribed in Rules, cannot be imposed. These judgements are in Writ Petition No. 49071 of 2012, Abdul Kadir Khan and another Vs. State of U.P. and others, decided on 22.03.2012 (by Hon'ble Ram Surat Ram (Maurya), J.); Writ Petition No. 25665 of 2012, Narendra Singh Yadav Vs. State of U.P. and others, decided on 23.05.2012 (by Hon'ble Amreshwar Pratap Sahi, J.); Writ Petition No. 58153 of 2006, Surendra Nath Rai Vs. State of U.P. and others, decided on 06.09.2012 (by Hon'ble Devendra Pratap Singh, J.); Writ Petition No. 58154 of 2006, Sanjay Kumar Singh Vs. State of U.P. and others, decided on 21.12.2012 (by Hon'ble Sunil Hali, J.); Writ Petition No. 7190 (SS) of 2011, Ram Kumar Vs. State of U.P. and others, decided on 17.01.2013 (by Hon'ble Ritu Raj Awasthi, J.); Writ Petition No. 52328 of 2011, Abdul Qadir Khan Vs. State of U.P. and others, decided on 23.01.2013 (by Hon'ble Dilip Gupta, J.); Writ Petition No. 1386 of 2008, Phool Chandra Prasad and another Vs. State of U.P. and others, decided on 04.03.2013 (by Hon'ble Tarun Agarwala, J.); Writ Petition No. 34465 of 2012, Akhilesh Kumar Vs. State of U.P. and others, decided on 26.07.2013 (by Myself); and, Raj Kumar Gautam Vs. State of U.P. and others, 2013(2) ADJ 80 (by Myself).
In the case of Raj Kumar Gautam Vs. State of U.P and Others reported in 2013 (2) ADJ 80, a punishment order was passed for withholding of integrity. It has been held by Honble Allahabad High Court that while performing the quasi-judicial function, the authorities are not permitted to ignore the statutory rules under which punishment is to be imposed and any order of punishment being outside the purview of statutory rules is nullity and cannot be enforced against the delinquent official.
"8. Similar issue, i.e., with regard to imposition of punishment of withholding of integrity in respect of police officers of subordinate rank, has been considered earlier also by this Court and such orders of punishment have been set aside holding that punishment, not prescribed in Rules, cannot be imposed. These judgements are in Writ Petition No. 49071 of 2012, Abdul Kadir Khan and another Vs. State of U.P. and others, decided on 22.03.2012 (by Hon'ble Ram Surat Ram (Maurya), J.); Writ Petition No. 25665 of 2012, Narendra Singh Yadav Vs. State of U.P. and others, decided on 23.05.2012 (by Hon'ble Amreshwar Pratap Sahi, J.); Writ Petition No. 58153 of 2006, Surendra Nath Rai Vs. State of U.P. and others, decided on 06.09.2012 (by Hon'ble Devendra Pratap Singh, J.); Writ Petition No. 58154 of 2006, Sanjay Kumar Singh Vs. State of U.P. and others, decided on 21.12.2012 (by Hon'ble Sunil Hali, J.); Writ Petition No. 7190 (SS) of 2011, Ram Kumar Vs. State of U.P. and others, decided on 17.01.2013 (by Hon'ble Ritu Raj Awasthi, J.); Writ Petition No. 52328 of 2011, Abdul Qadir Khan Vs. State of U.P. and others, decided on 23.01.2013 (by Hon'ble Dilip Gupta, J.); Writ Petition No. 1386 of 2008, Phool Chandra Prasad and another Vs. State of U.P. and others, decided on 04.03.2013 (by Hon'ble Tarun Agarwala, J.); Writ Petition No. 34465 of 2012, Akhilesh Kumar Vs. State of U.P. and others, decided on 26.07.2013 (by Myself); and, Raj Kumar Gautam Vs. State of U.P. and others, 2013(2) ADJ 80 (by Myself).