ATAM PRAKASH Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD learned counsel for the petitioner. Sri K. N. Misra appears for respondent-bank.

(2.) SHRI Atam Prakash, the petitioner was appointed as Asstt. Field Officer in U. P. Sahkari Gram Vikas Bank Ltd. in 1990. He was appointed as District/Senior Manager in the year 1995. In the period between 29.8.1998 to 2.11.1999 he was posted as District/Senior Manager, Pilibhit of the bank. The petitioner was promoted as Regional/ Asstt. General Manager in March, 2000 in Kumayun Region and was thereafter transferred to Gorakhpur region.

(3.) ON 2.8.2005, the Board of Management, U. P. Sahkari Gramin Vikas Bank Ltd. placed the petitioner under suspension on the ground that when the petitioner was posted as Senior Manager at Pilibhit during 29.8.1998 to 2.11.1999, he had committed irregularities in distribution of loans. The allegations included the charges in the earlier charge-sheet. Aggrieved the petitioner preferred Civil Misc. Writ Petition No. 1391 (S/B) of 2005 at the High Court at Lucknow, which was disposed of on 22.8.2005 with directions that the charge-sheet be given to the petitioner within 10 days; his reply to be submitted within four weeks and thereafter to conclude the departmental enquiry by 31.12.2005 and if these proceedings are not concluded by 31.12.2005, the suspension order dated 2.8.2005 was to stand automatically revoked.