ASHISH KUMAR BAXI Vs. BANK OF BARODA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) BY means of the present petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, the petitioner has challenged the order dated 31.12.1990 by which he has been dismissed from the services of the respondent Bank and the order dated 9.1.1992. by which the appeal of the petitioner has been dismissed.

(2.) I have heard the learned senior counsel appearing for the petitioner at length.

(3.) THE inquiring authority submitted his findings along with the records/flies of the enquiry. Based on his findings, the inquiring authority held all the charges except charge No. 8 as proved. The disciplinary authority after considering in detail the findings of the inquiring authority concluded that the petitioner cannot be kept in the services of the Bank in view of the serious charges proved against him and imposed the punishment of dismissal upon the petitioner by means of the order dated 31.12.1990. The disciplinary authority noted that the following allegations stood proved against the petitioner :