E.S. NATHAN vs CANARA BANK

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 18 November 2025 Judgment pronounced on: 27 November 2025 W.P.(C) 8731/2018 E.S. NATHAN .....Petitioner Through: Mr. V. Hari Pillai, Adv. versus CANARA BANK .....Respondent Through: Mr. Santosh Kumar Rout, SC. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AVNEESH JHINGAN JUDGMENT 1. This petition is filed seeking quashing of orders dated 25.04.2017 and 13.10.2017 dismissing the petitioner from service and rejecting the appeal respectively. 2. The facts in brief are that the petitioner joined Canara Bank (for short „the bank‟) in the year 1981 as daily wager. Petitioner was absorbed as sub-staff in 1984 and promoted to the post of clerk in 1990. The petitioner worked at Nehru Place branch as a Single Window Operator from 28.06.2009 till 30.06.2015 when the petitioner was placed under suspension. Enquiring into the allegation that the petitioner debited GL Head 209272430 (for short „GL Head‟) on several occasions during April 2014 to June 2015 and transferred Rs.24,39,796/- to different saving bank and loan accounts, preliminary investigation report dated 29.06.2015 was prepared. 2.1 On 30.06.2015, when confronted, the petitioner admitte