RANJEET KUMAR vs BANK OF BARDOA AND ORS

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 31st January, 2025 + W.P.(C) 13645/2009 and CM APPL. 45449/2021 RANJEET KUMAR .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Shanker Raju and Mr. Nilansh Gaur, Advocates. versus BANK OF BARDOA AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Ms. Praveena Gautam, Ms. Kanika Kalyan, Ms. Akanksha Tyagi and Mr. Pawan Shukla, Advocates for Respondents/BOB. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE JYOTI SINGH JUDGEMENT JYOTI SINGH, J. 1. This writ petition is preferred on behalf of the Petitioner under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India, laying a challenge to order dated 29.05.2004 passed by the Disciplinary Authority (‘DA’) whereby penalty of “Removal from service with superannuation benefits, i.e. Pension and/or provident fund and gratuity as would be due otherwise under the rules or regulations prevailing at the relevant time and without disqualification for future employment”, was imposed as also order dated 06.06.2007 passed by the Appellate Authority dismissing the appeal against the penalty order. Consequential benefits including retiral benefits are sought. 2. Case of the Petitioner as averred in the writ petition is that Petitioner joined the erstwhile Bareilly Corporation Bank Limited (‘EBCBL’) in 1982. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:KAMAL KUMAR W.P.(C) 13645/2009 Page 1 of 23 Signing Date:06.02.2025 21:07:08 Upon transfer from Bangarmau, Petitioner joined Faridabad Branch on 08.04.1989 as Cashier In-charge. Petitioner worked on the said post from 08.04.1989 to 07.05.1993 and was promoted as JMGS-I (Officer Grade) on 01.05.1993. Between 1993 to 1997, Petitioner remained posted at Sambhal and Ujhani branches of EBCBL. 3. On 12.08.1998, charge sheet was issued against the Petitioner by EBCBL containing the following Articles of