V. RAJAGOPALA REDDY, J.

( 1 ) IN the instant writ petition the petitioner challenges the action of the 2nd respondent in issuing charge-sheet dated 17-10-1995 and appointing the 3rd respondent as the enquiry officer.

( 2 ) THE facts in brief are that the petitioner is a Scale-11 officer in Indian Overseas Bank at Vijayawada. While working at Vijayawada, he was transferred on 15-7-1994 to Patna branch in the erstwhile Calcutta Zone. He was relieved at Vijayawada on 15-10-5994. The petitioner, however, without joining at Patna, remained absent unauthorisedly. He applied for medical leave on the same day enclosing medical certificate. Though leave has not been sanctioned, as sought for, he had been extending the leave from time to time and on 9-5-1995 he was informed that the leave was declined to him and his period of absence was treated as unauthorised absence. Since he did not report to duty, he was issued the charge-sheet dated 7-10-1995, alleging misconduct within the scope of Indian Overseas Bank Officer Employees (Conduct) Regulations, 1976, (for short the Conduct Regulations ), and the petitioner was asked to submit his explanation. However, the petitioner has not submitted a

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