(1.) By way of present writ petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, petitioner has challenged the order dtd. 2/3/1993 (Annexure P/11) vide which he was dismissed from service and the order dtd. 19/2/1994 (Annexure P/15) whereby the appeal of the petitioner was rejected.
(2.) Facts relevant for the purpose of decision of this writ petition; that the petitioner was appointed as an Officer in the respondent-Bank on 28/9/1974 and thereafter he was promoted and posted on different posts. In the year 1989, an anonymous complaint was received in the respondent-Bank on the basis of which, a show cause notice P/1) was issued to the petitioner which was duly responded by him. Union of India had constituted Central Vigilance Commission, respondent No.5 herein, and guidelines were framed by the Commission whereby consultation was required with the Commission before taking any action and as per Article 22 of the Central Vigilance Commission Manual, following guidelines were framed:-
(3.) Subsequently, the Union of India had issued instructions dtd. 21/7/1984 which are extracted hereunder:-