ARUN KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Vs. BANK OF INDIA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The petitioner has approached this Court seeking quashing of orders dated 05.02.2004, 28.05.2004 and 17.12.2004.

(2.) The brief facts of the case are that, the petitioner was appointed as Assistant in the respondent-bank in the year, 1979. A show-cause notice was issued to the petitioner on 25.06.2001 to which he replied on 21.07.2001. Another show-cause notice was issued to the petitioner on 23.04.2002 which was replied by the petitioner on 20.06.2002. However, as the reply submitted by the petitioner was not found satisfactory, a departmental proceeding was initiated against the petitioner by issuing a Charge-Memo on 04.06.2003. The enquiry report was submitted on 16.10.2003 and a second show-cause notice was issued to the petitioner on 15.11.2003. Thereafter, the order of compulsory retirement was passed on 05.02.2004 and the appeal preferred by the petitioner was dismissed on 28.05.2004. The revisional authority has also dismissed the revision preferred by the petitioner by order dated 17.12.2004.

(3.) A counter-affidavit has been filed stating as under: