IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.5814 of 1997 Tej Narain Singh, son of Baij Nath Singh, resident of Village and P.O. Fatehabad, Police Station Paru, District Muzaffarpur, working as the Conductor in Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, Muzaffarpur Divisioin, Muzaffarpur. ------- Petitioner Versus 1. The Chairman, The Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, Parivahan Bhawan, Patna. 2. The Managing Director, the Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, Parivahan Bhawan, Patna. 3. The Special Officer, Departmental Proceeding, Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, Parivahan Bhawan, Patna. 4. The Incharge, Assistant Sub Inspector, Special Vigilance Squad, Bihar State Road Transport Corporation, Parivahan Bhawan, Patna. ----------- 5 13.5.2011 No one appears for the petitioner. Counsel for the Bihar State Road Transport Corporation is present. The prayer of the petitioner for quashing of the order of punishment dated 26.11.1994 affirmed by the appellate authority in the order dated 27.3.1996 leading to stoppage of two increment has been sought to be assailed on the ground that the charge against the petitioner of carrying passengers without ticket in the bus of the Corporation was not proved. From the records, it would be clear that a departmental proceeding was initiated against the petitioner and the petitioner was given sufficient opportunity to defend 2 himself, whereafter, on the basis of the materials on record, the impugned order of punishment of stoppage of five increments dated 26.11.1994 was passed and in the appeal, the same was reduced to stoppage of two increments. There is no procedural infirmity in conducting the departmental proceeding and, therefore, this Court would not go into the merit of charge and, in fact, the ultimate order of punishment of stoppage of two increments is the lenient punishment, inasmuch as, in the similar case, the Apex Court has held that there should be dismissal from service. Considering all these aspects, this Court would not find any merit in this writ application and the same is accordingly dismissed. Rsh (Mihir Kumar Jha, J.)