ORDER

1. Leave granted.

2. This appeal by special leave is filed by the appellant as he is aggrieved of the judgment and order dated 26.11.2014 passed by the Division Bench of the Gauhati High Court at Guwahati in Writ Appeal No. 192 of 2014 holding that there was no negligence on the part of the respondent (appellant herein) in disbursing the loan and he had taken appropriate steps, however, the other Manager of that Branch, who has been found guilty and levied with lesser penalty, therefore, the minor penalty would visit the respondent (appellant herein). Accordingly, the Division Bench of the High Court modified the penalty of dismissal to one of reduction of one increment for one year and further directed the appellant to be reinstated in service with no back wages for the reason that he had already been taking pension for the period and further clarified that the period of dismissal and the reinstatement shall be reckoned as a continuity of service for the purpose of pension and, accordingly, partly allowed the Writ Appeal preferred by the Bank.

3. Aggrieved of the aforesaid portion of the finding and the order of penalty imposed by the Division Bench of the High Court by setting