IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Writ Petition No. 1049 (SS) of 2005 Shri B.B. Tripathi …Petitioner Versus Uttaranchal Power Corporation Limited and others …Respondents Mr. T.A. Khan, learned counsel present for the petitioner Mr. B.D. Upadhyay, Senior Advocate assisted by Ms. Jyoti Joshi, Advocate present for the respondents. Hon’ble Sudhanshu Dhulia, J. (Oral) Heard Mr. T.A. Khan, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. B.D. Upadhyay, Senior Advocate assisted by Ms. Jyoti Joshi, Advocate for the respondents. The petitioner is an employee of Uttaranchal Power Corporation, who has challenged the punishment order dated 02.01.2002 (Annexure-7 to the writ petition) - an order which has been upheld in appeal on 2.7.2005. The petitioner was charged for embezzlement and causing monetary loss to the department. The petitioner has failed to show any procedural irregularity in the disciplinary proceedings. The punishment which has been imposed against the petitioner is minor inasmuch as a recovery of ` 22,000/- has been imposed against the petitioner. This Court does not find any merit in the petition and no grounds for interference is made out. The writ petition is liable to be dismissed and is hereby dismissed. No order as to costs. (Sudhanshu Dhulia, J.) Dated: 27.09.2011 VKG