( 1 ) THE order of the Chairman and Managing Director of the Syndicate bank dated 20-2-1996, and the order of the General Manager dated 23-3-1992, are under challenged in this writ petition and a writ of certiorari is sought to quash both these orders. During the pendency of this writ petition the petitioner died. Thereafter, by order in WPMP No. 22228 of 1999 dated 9-11-1999, his wife and both his sons were brought on record as his legal representatives.

( 2 ) FACTS, in brief, are that, while working as the Divisional Manager of the respondent-bank at Patna, the petitioner was issued charge memo dated 24-11-1990 for certain irregularities alleged to have been committed by him during the period, between 11-7-1983 and 3-6-1989, while functioning as the Divisional Manager at the Divisional office, Hyderabad (Rural Division ). The relevant portion of the charge memo reads thus:

"following irregularities are observed in the matter of recommending/sanctioning of the said loans: (a) That in their letter No. 3636 dated 2. 6. 1987, HO, CPFMO had agreed to consider the proposal only if the loanees are persons whose salaries are routed through the Bank and employed in companies who are deal

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