RAM SAJIWAN Vs. U.P. COOPERATIVE INSTITUTIONAL SERVICE

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Sri M.G. Tripathi, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Diwakar Singh, holding brief of Sri H.G.S. Parihar, learned counsel appearing for opposite parties no. 2 and 3 i.e. Committee of Management, District Cooperative Bank Ltd., Raebareli and Secretary/General Manager, District Cooperative Bank, Raebareli respectively.

(2.) The petitioner by means of instant writ petition has assailed validity of punishment order dated 7/8.11.1997, passed by the Secretary/General Manager, District Cooperative Bank Ltd., Raebareli, whereby punishment of stoppage of yearly increment for the remainder period of his service has been inflicted. The petitioner has also challenged the order dated 29.01.2000, contained in Annexure No.1 to the writ petition, whereby an appeal filed by the petitioner challenging the punishment order of stoppage of annual increment has been dismissed.

(3.) The facts of the case, as culled from the pleadings brought on record by the respective parties, are that a complaint dated 18.10.1995 was made by the General Manager of Dugdha Utpadan Sahkari Samiti, Tripula, District Raebareli in respect of an incident wherein it was reported that payment of a cheque bearing no.36751, dated 22.12.1994 for a sum of Rs. 8700/- was made to some other person by committing forgery by the employees of District Cooperative Bank, Branch-Deeh, District Raebareli. According to the said complaint, a cheque was issued by Dugdha Utpadan Sahkari Samiti, Kachnawan, District Raebareli in favour of Sri Ram Das Maurya whereas payment was made to Sri Ram Bahadur Maurya. The said complaint was made to the Secretary/General Manager, District Cooperative Bank Ltd., Raebareli and it appears that when no action was taken, a reminder was also sent on 29.12.1995 by the General Manager of Dugdha Utapadak Sahkari Samiti Ltd., Tripula, Raebareli. Thereafter another complaint was made on 02.11.1995 by Sri Ram Gopal and Ram Das Maurya, the President and the Secretary respectively of Dugdh Utpadak Sahkari Samiti, Kachnawan, District Raebareli.