JUDGMENT

L. NAGESWARA RAO, J.

Leave granted.

2. The Respondent who was working in the Appellant-Bank was removed from service. The order of removal was set aside by a Single Judge of the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh. The judgment of the learned Single Judge was affirmed by a Division Bench. The correctness of the judgment of the High Court is challenged in this Appeal.

3. Articles of Charges framed against the Respondent when he was working as an Officer MMGS-II are as follows:

“CHARGE No. 1 You availed Demand Loans fraudulently under fake signatures of the depositors/ owners of the STDRs.

CHARGE No. 2 You closed certain Demand Loans granted at the branch before the date of inspection and reopened the same on the same day with a view to avoid inspection of securities charged to Demand Loans.

CHARGE No. 3 Certain fraudulent Demand Loans availed by you, were liquidated out of proceeds of cheques purchased by you, drawn on your personal Savings Bank A/c No. 01190077112 maintained at Sector 22, Chandigarh branch through the account of Shri Sant Ram.

CHARGE No. 4 You availed ACC Loans fraudulently under take signatures and without supporting revenue records to justify qu