CHANDRAKANT SHINDE vs THE CHAIRMAN MAHARASHTRA GRAMIN BANK AND ANR

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k 1/26 905 wp 1929.24 os.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY ORDINARY ORIGINAL CIVIL JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.1929 OF 2024 Chandrakant Shinde ....Petitioner V/S 1. The Chairman Maharashtra Gramin Bank CIDCO, Aurangabad & 2. General Manager, Maharashtra Gramin Bank CIDCO, Aurangabad ....Respondents _________ Mr. R.D. Bhat for the Petitioner. Mr. Dhananjay Bhange with Ms. Gargi U. Warunjikarfor Respondents. __________ CORAM : SANDEEP V. MARNE, J. RESERVED ON : 18 DECEMBER 2025 PRONOUNCED ON : 23 DECEMBER 2025 JUDGMENT: 1. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith. With the consent of the learned counsel appearing for the parties, the Petition is taken up for final hearing and disposal. 2. Petitioner has filed the present Petition challenging Part-I Award dated 22 January 2020 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Central Government Industrial Tribunal-2, Mumbai (CGIT) holding that the enquiry conducted against the Petitioner is fair and proper and that the findings of the Enquiry Officer are not perverse. 3. Maharashtra Gramin Bank is a Regional Rural Bank (RRB) established under the Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976. Government of katkam Page No. 1 of 26 k 2/26 905 wp 1929.24 os.doc India vide Notification dated 25 March 2008 amalgamated the two RRBs i.e. Aurangabad Jalna Gramin Bank & Thane Gramin Bank into a single RRB named Maharashtra Godavari Gramin Bank. Maharashtra Gramin Bank came into existence on 20 July 2009 after amalgamation of erstwhile Maharashtra Godavari Gramin Bank and Marathawada Gramin Bank. Respondent-Bank is sponsored by the Bank of Maharashtra. The share capital of the Bank is contributed by Government of India, Government of Maharashtra and Bank of Maharashtra. 4. Petitioner was appointed as Clerk in the Respondent-Bank on 27 April 19