For Petitioner : Mr. Sunil Samdaria Advocate.
For Respondent : Mr. Vinod Kumar Gupta, Additional
Government Counsel
HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANAND SHARMA
JUDGMENT
RESERVED ON :: 07.08.2025
PRONOUNCED ON :: 14.08.2025
1. The matter at hand is one of uncommon factual contour
and legal complexity. It revolves around a set of circumstances,
both peculiar and legally significant.
2. The present writ petition under Article 226 of the
Constitution of India assails the penultimate part of the operative
paragraph of order dated 10.10.2003 (Annexure-3) passed by the
Disciplinary Authority, to the extent that the period during which
the petitioner remained in judicial custody from 21.8.2000 to
01.08.2002 shall be treated as period of absence and shall be
regularised as leave without pay. The petitioner has sought
indulgence of this court with following prayer: