RAJKIRAN YADAV vs STATE BANK OF INDIA THROUGH ITS CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER AND ANR.

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 13th April, 2026. Pronounced on: 20th April, 2026. Uploaded on: 20th April, 2026. W.P.(C) 11860/2023, CM APPL. 46295/2023 RAJKIRAN YADAV .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Piyush Sharma, Mr. Anuj Umar Sharma and Mr. Aditya Dikshit, Advocates. versus STATE BANK OF INDIA THROUGH ITS CHIEF GENERAL MANAGER AND ANR. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Rajiv Kapur, SC for SBI with Mr. Akshit Kapur, AOR with Ms. Riya Sood, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJEEV NARULA JUDGMENT SANJEEV NARULA, J.: 1. The present writ petition challenges the communication dated 9 th August, 2023 whereby the Respondent Bank brought the Petitioner’s engagement to an end by serving one month’s notice under paragraph 522(1) of the Sastri Award. The action proceeds on the basis that, at the time of recruitment, the Petitioner had suppressed a pending criminal case and furnished false information in the candidate bio-data-cum-attestation form. The Petitioner asserts that he had, in fact, attained confirmed status upon expiry of six months from the date of joining and could not be treated as a probationer. 2. The Petitioner is an ex-Army personnel who served for se