16. The issue as to whether, withholding of promotion due to punishment would amount to double jeopardy, is no more res integra, as the same has been considered by the Supreme Court in Union of India v. K.V. Jankiraman , at Paragraphs 28 and 29, the Supreme Court held that,
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We respectfully follow the said decision. It has been clearly pointed out there that the, denial of promotion would not amount to penalty and that it would be open to the authorities to take into account the fact that some punishments were imposed on them during the relevant period.