IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.13034 of 2005 Uday Kant Yadav, son of late Mishrilal Yadav, resident of Village- Simari, P.S.- Baheri, District- Darbhanga, At present posted as Assistant Electrical Engineer, B.T.P.S., Barauni, P.S.- Barauni, District- Begusarai. .... Petitioner. Versus 1. The Chairman, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Baily Road, Patna. 2. The Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Baily Road, Patna. 3. The Joint Secretary, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Bailey Road, Patna. 4. The Director of Personnel, Bihar State Electricity Board, Vidyut Bhawan, Patna. 5. The General Manager –cum- Chief Engineer, Barauni Thermal Power Station, Barauni, P.S. Barauni, District- Begusarai. ..... Respondents. 07- 22.10.2008 None appears on behalf of the petitioner. Heard Mr. Ram Kishore Singh for the respondents. This writ petition is directed against the order dated 22.6.2005 (Annexure-11), whereby the petitioner’s departmental appeal has been rejected and the order of punishment dated 4.6.2003 (Annexure-10) has been upheld. The respondents have placed on record their counter affidavit. 2. By order dated 29.12.1998 (Annexure- 1), the petitioner was posted at Patherdih siding of the Bharat Coaking Coal Limited. The petitioner joined there and started functioning. 2 In view of his unauthorised leave from 14.4.1999 to 19.4.1999, and thereafter again from 21.4.1999 to 15.5.1999, show-cause notice was issued to him for having caused loss of Rs.11.59 lacs to the respondent Board. The petitioner had shown cause. On a consideration of the materials on record including the cause shown by the petitioner, the disciplinary authority passed the order dated 4.6.2003 (Annexure-10), whereby the following punishments were inflicted on him: (i) Warning to be entered in his character- roll for the year 1999; (ii) Deprivation of increments for three years on non-cumulative basis. His appeal has been rejected by the impugned order. 3. It appears to me on a perusal of the materials on record and consideration of the submissions of learned counsel for the respondents that the show-cause notice was issued to the petitioner, and he did show-cause to the same. On a consideration of the materials, the learned disciplinary authority came to the conclusion that the petitioner had remained on unauthorised leave for the aforesaid periods, causing heavy losses to the 3 respondent Board. It appears that the principles of natural justice were observed and prescribed procedure was followed. The impugned action cannot be faulted. 4. The writ petition is dismissed. (S K Katriar, J.) S.K.Pathak/