(1) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY, AURANGABAD BENCH, AT AURANGABAD. WRIT PETITION NO. 968 OF 2011 Namdeo Tukaram Jadhav, Age : 55 years, Occupation : Service, R/o. Mangul Zanak, Taluka : Risod, .. Petitioner District : Akola. (Original complainant) versus Executive Engineer & competent authority, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company, Washim, Dist. : Akola, and 2 others. .. Respondents. ....................... Mr. Vivek Bhavthankar, Advocate, for the petitioner. ........................ CORAM : B.P. DHARMADHIKARI, J. DATE : 17TH FEBRUARY 2011 COURT'S ORDER : 1. Heard Adv. Mr. Bhavthankar, for the petitioner. (2) 2. The petitioner was trapped in anti-corruption raid, prosecuted and ultimately acquitted. For the misconduct of defaming the establishment of employer, a separate charge sheet was served upon him. Inquiry was conducted and his five increments have been permanently withheld. The period of suspension has been treated as suspension only. 3. This punishment was assailed before the Industrial Court as unfair labour practice, with contention that after acquittal by competent court, the inquiry could not have been conducted. The Industrial Court has found that scope of both the proceedings is different and, therefore, upheld the punishment. I do not find any jurisdictional error or perversity. 4. In the result, the petition is dismissed. No costs. ( B.P. DHARMADHIKARI ) JUDGE ......................... bgp/WP968