ups_00200 — Applicant, a GDS BPM, Bormanipur Branch Office, Morigaon was issued with a charge-sheet for not maintaining absolute integrity and devotion to duty as enjoined in the Rule 21 of Department of Posts, Gramin Dak Sevak (Conduct and Employment) Rules, 2001. The grave mistake committed by the Applicant is not crediting an amount of ₹ 1,69,000 received from depositors. The OA filed by the Applicant against the order of the Disciplinary Authority removing from service is dismissed as it devoid o
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Applicant, a GDS BPM, Bormanipur Branch Office, Morigaon was issued with a charge-sheet for not maintaining absolute integrity and devotion to duty as enjoined in the Rule 21 of Department of Posts, Gramin Dak Sevak (Conduct and Employment) Rules, 2001. The grave mistake committed by the Applicant is not crediting an amount of ₹ 1,69,000 received from depositors. The OA filed by the Applicant against the order of the Disciplinary Authority removing from service is dismissed as it devoid of merit. — The chunk provided is related to an Original Application (OA) No. 043/00372 of 2016 filed by a Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) BPM against the order of removal from service for failing to maintain integrity a... — Facts: Applicant, a GDS BPM, Bormanipur Branch Office, Morigaon under Superintendent of Post Office, Nagaon Division was charge-sheeted vide Memorandum, dated 25-9-2007 for failure to maintain absolute integrity and devotion to duty as enjoined in the Rule 21 of the Department of Posts, Gramin Dak Sevak (Conduct and Employment) Rules, 2001 for not crediting a sum of ₹ 1,69,000 received by him from depositors in Bormanipur B.O. SB A/c. numbers are quoted. Entries of deposits are in the relative Passbooks with signatures and stamp impressions for the respective date of deposit. Enquiry was conducted and charges were proved. Applicant was removed from service by Order, dated 29-8-2008. Appellate Authority rejected his appeal by Order, dated 21-7-2015. Respondents filed their reply and the Applicant also filed rejoinder, dated 2-7-2018 wherein he repeated about his medical illness in "Intestinal tuberculosis". Applicant also stated that the charge was totally false, vague and baseless. During the hearing of the case before the Tribunal, Applicant did not accept the charges. Enquiry was conducted behind his back and he was not given opportunity to defend himself. Applicant states that he did not have the Enquiry Report which was not supplied to him. But Learned Additional C.G.S.C. for the Respondents produced the copy of the Enquiry Report and also daily sheet endorsed by Enquiry Officer, Presenting Officer and Charged Officer. “With this production of the original documentary evidence of having participated in the enquiry and having been proved by the Enquiry Officer, Counsel for the Applicant did not have any further point of submission".