1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR S.B. CIVIL WRIT PETITION NO.4523/97 Naval Singh Verma vs. State Date of order : 12/3/2010. HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MOHAMMAD RAFIQ Shri Sanuj Kulsheshtra for the petitioner. Ms. Raj Sharma, Addl. Govt. Counsel for the respondents. ****** This writ petition was filed by the petitioner against the charge sheet dated 11.7.1996 and the order of penalty dated 14.3.1997 by which he was awarded the penalty of stoppage of two grade increments without cumulative effect for a period of three years only. Shri Sanuj Kulsheshtra, learned counsel for the petitioner at the outset submitted that he would confine his claim only to the extent that on the day when he retired i.e. 31.3.1999, his pension and other retiral benefits be computed without reducing two increments in terms of the order of penalty dated 14.3.1997. In other words, learned counsel seeks to convey that the effect of penalty should cease on the date he retires or else it would tantamount to imposing an 2 additional penalty of reduction of pension upon the petitioner and such an action would be hit by principles of double jeopardy. Learned counsel submitted that in the case of petitioner himself such a direction was passed by this Court in S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.1922/2001. Ms. Raj Sharma, learned counsel for the respondents opposed the writ petition but was not in a position to distinguish the cited judgement. In the result, this writ petition is allowed in part and the direction contained in the S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.1922/01 shall be applied in the present case too and the pension and other retiral dues of the petitioner shall be made by restoring back to two grade increments to him on the date he retired. The petitioner shall be entitled to all such consequential benefits together with interest @ 6% per annum. (MOHAMMAD RAFIQ), J. RS/