Judgment :-

A.K. Sikri, J.

1. Leave granted.

2. These appeals arise out of the decision dated 19th December 2011 rendered by High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, whereby three Writ Petitions filed by the respondents in these appeals have been disposed of with certain directions.

3. Before we point out the directions of the High Court in the impugned judgment and the grievance of the appellant thereto, it would be proper to traverse the seminal facts which are largely undisputed.

4. The appellant-Bank had issued separate charge-sheets to six employees leveling identical charges. Three respondents before us in these appeals were the three employees out of those six employees to whom these charge-sheets were issued. All the six employees, including the respondents herein, filed their replies to the charge-sheets denying the charges.

5. For certain unknown reasons, the appellant-Bank initially chose to proceed and conduct the enquiry only against the respondents herein and appointed an enquiry officer. After conducting the enquiry, the enquiry officer submitted his enquiry report, returning the findings that charges leveled against the respondents stood proved. After giving the opportunity