P. L. NARASIMHA SHARMA, J.

( 1 ) THIS Writ Petition has been filed for quashing the proceedings of the Board of Directors of the State Bank of Hyderabad, dated 7-12-1990 in and by the terms of which the petititioner was inflicted with the penalty of placing him at the start of the basic pay applicable to officers of JMGS-I cadre viz. , at Rs. 2,100-00 bringing him down by nine stages from the basic pay the petitioner was drawing viz. , Rs. 3,180-00. The Board of Directors also debarred the petitioner from being considered for promotion for a period of five years and also directed recovery of the amount of Rs. 550-00 which amount was said to have been paid by the Bank to one Sri Bandappa Kallappa Gandge. The said order imposing penalty was communicated by the Managing Director in his letter dt. 13-2-1991 to the petitioner. The petitioner is seeking a direction from this Court for quashing those proceedings by the issuance of writ of certiorari.

( 2 ) THE relevant facts are as follows: the petitioner was appointed as a Clerk in the first respondent-bank on 5-6-1963 and was promoted as an Officer with effect from 1-91970. While so, he was placed under suspension pending departmental en

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