IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO. 2984 OF 2004 WRIT PETITION NO. 2984 OF 2004 WRIT PETITION NO. 2984 OF 2004 Union of India ...Petitioners V/s. S.K. Jaffer ...Respondent Mr.T.J. Pandian for the Petitioners. Mr.S.V. Morne for the Respondent. CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH & CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH & CORAM : D.K. DESHMUKH & V.M. KANADE, JJ. V.M. KANADE, JJ. V.M. KANADE, JJ. DATED : MARCH 27, 2008 DATED : MARCH 27, 2008 DATED : MARCH 27, 2008 P.C. :- P.C. :- P.C. :- . By consent of the respondent who is present in court given through his learned Counsel, the order passed by the Central Administrative Tribunal impugned in the petition is set aside. By his consent, it is held that the charges alleged against the petitioner have been proved. So far as the question of punishment is concerned, considering that the damage rent has been refunded, the cancellation of the quarter of the respondent is also set aside. In our opinion, adequate punishment to be imposed on the respondent would be withholding of increment for a period of three years. It is, accordingly, so ordered. This punishment will - 2 - take effect on the date on which the original penalty of reduction in rank was imposed. . Rule is made absolute accordingly. (D.K. DESHMUKH, J.) (D.K. DESHMUKH, J.) (D.K. DESHMUKH, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.) (V.M. KANADE, J.)