IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA. CWP(T) No. 581 of 2008. Decided on: 14.06.2010. Swaran Singh. …Petitioner. -Versus- Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board. …Respondent. Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Rajiv Sharma, Judge. Whether approved for reporting?1 No. __________________________________________________________ For the petitioner. : Mr. R.P. Singh, Advocate. For the respondent. : Ms. Anjula Khajuria, Advocate. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajiv Sharma, Judge (Oral): The grievance of the petitioner, in a nut-shell, is that he has not been granted the benefit of increments after putting in requisite number of years service as Assistant Engineer and Executive Engineer. 2. Ms. Anjula Khajuria, learned counsel for the respondent-Board has submitted that since disciplinary proceedings were initiated against the petitioner, his case could not be considered. 3. Mr. R.P. Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner has placed on record the copy of order dated 31.12.2008, whereby the disciplinary authority has imposed the penalty of stoppage of one increment without cumulative effect upon the petitioner and the 1 Whether the reporters of the local papers may be allowed to see the judgment? No. period of absence has been regularized by granting him leave of kind due. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of, directing the respondent-Board to consider the case of the petitioner for the release of increments after putting in 9 years/16 years of service in view of the order dated 31.12.2008 within a period of ten weeks from today. No costs. (Rajiv Sharma) Judge June 14, 2010. (bhupender)