IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA LPA No.782 of 2008 SADAN SHARMA, SON OF LATE BUJHAWAN SHARMA, RESIDENT OF VILLAGE-SARAIYA, P.O. LAKHNA, P.S. GAURICHAK, DISTRICT – PATNA ---- APPELLANT. Versus 1. THE BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD THROUGH ITS SECRETARY VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 2. THE CHAIRMAN, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 3. THE SECRETARY BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 4. THE JOINT SECRETARY, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 5. THE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENTAL ENQUIRY, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. 6. THE JOINT SECRETARY-CUM-DIRECTOR PUBLIC RELATION, BIHAR STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD, VIDYUT BHAWAN, BAILEY ROAD, PATNA. ------ RESPONDENTS. -------- For the appellant : Mr. Shekhar Singh, Adv. Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Adv. For the respondents : None. -------- 6. 16/1/2009 Writ-petitioner appellant, aggrieved by the order dated 18th of August, 2008 passed by the learned Single Judge in CWJC No. 11974 of 2000, has preferred this appeal under Clause-10 of the Letters Patent. Mr. Shekhar Singh, appearing on behalf of the appellant submits that punishment inflicted is disproportionate to the gravity of the allegation and the respondent Bihar State Electricity Board be directed to reconsider the punishment. Misconduct alleged against the appellant is of abusing a superior Officer in filthy language. In that view of the matter, it cannot be said that the - 2 - punishment is disproportionate to the gravity of the allegation. However, nothing prevents the appellant in approaching its employer for reconsideration of the punishment. Appeal stands dismissed with the observation aforesaid. S.Ali (Chandramauli Kr. Prasad, ACJ.) (Dr. Ravi Ranjan, J.)