ALLAHABAD BANK Vs. KRISHAN PAL SINGH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) This appeal is preferred by the appellant ­ Bank, aggrieved by the Order dated 25.04.2019 of the High Court of Allahabad, Lucknow Bench, passed in Service Single No. 692 of 1998. By the aforesaid order, the High Court has quashed the award dated 07.10.1997, passed by the Central Government Industrial Tribunal­ cum­Labour Court so far as it relates to refusal of reinstatement of the respondent with back wages and issued directions, directing the appellants to reinstate the respondent with all consequential benefits.

(3.) The sole respondent herein was appointed as Clerk-cum-Cashier in the appellant ­ Allahabad Bank on 23.09.1985 and his service was confirmed on 24.03.1986. During the year 1989, he was posted in Aurangabad Branch, District Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh. On 08.02.1989, there was fire accident in the Bank and an FIR was registered with regard to burning incident of Bank records by unknown persons. Suspecting the complicity of the respondent, he was placed under suspension by order dated 13.02.1989 and disciplinary proceedings were initiated against him. Ultimately, on completion of enquiry, the respondent was dismissed from service vide Order dated 22.08.1991. The departmental appeal, preferred by him was rejected by Appellate Authority on 27.02.1992 and further, Mercy Appeal was also rejected vide Order dated 27.05.1992.