STATE BANK OF INDIA STATE BANK OF INDIA A K SOUNDRARAJAN Vs. S VUAYA KUMAR:T DAYAKAR RAO:CENRTRAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS STATE BANK OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) SPECIAL leave granted.

(2.) ALL the above cases are disposed of by one single order as identical questions of law are involved in all these cases. In order to appreciate the controversy, facts in brief are stated of all these cases.

(3.) IN this case Shri A. K. Soundararajan appellant was appointed as Technical Officer by an order dated 14-6-68 of the Executive Committee of the Central Board of the Bank. It was mentioned in the order that Shri Soundararajan would be governed by the State Bank of INdia (Officers and Assistants) Service Rules. Post of Technical Officer was considered equivalent to Staff Officer Grade III under the Rules. He was suspended and given a charge-sheet on 23-4-82 and was dismissed by an order dated 31-3-83 passed by the Chief General Manager. Shri Soundararajan filed a Writ Petition No. 7108/ 85 in the High Court challenging his order of dismissal. Learned single Judge of the High Court by order dated 31-10-88 allowed the writ petition by following the decision given by the Division Bench in Writ Petition No. 1204/ 84 in the case of T. Dayakar Rao. The State Bank aggrieved against the order of the learned single Judge filed an appeal before the Division Bench. The Division Bench in this case took into consideration an amendment made in Regulation 55 by a resolution dated 25-8-88 made applicable with retrospective effect. The Division Bench by order dated 30/11/1989 allowed the appeal filed by the Bank. Shri A. K. Soundararajan aggrieved against the order of the High Court has filed this Special Leave Petition.