ORDER :

A.V. Sesha Sai, J.

1. Respondents in W.P.No.18682 of 2014 are the appellants in the present Writ Appeal, preferred under Clause-15 of the Letters Patent.

2. Challenge in the present Writ Appeal is to the Order dated 15.06.2022 passed by the learned single Judge in the aforesaid Writ Petition.

3. Respondent No.1-Writ Petitioner was a Scale-I Officer in the appellant-Bank. The appellant-Bank initiated disciplinary enquiry against the respondent No.1-Writ Petitioner and the disciplinary authority issued a Charge Memo vide Office Order dated 27.09.2013, framing the following charges:

“Charge No.1: Shri D.N.Arjun Kumar has authorized entries allowing TODs in CD A/c.No.3075061443 of M/s.V.R.Projects even though the account was already in debit balance. Thereby he accommodated the party and exposed precious bank funds to financial risk.

Charge No.2: Shri D.N.Arjun Kumar has retained the cheques received in clearing in CD A/c.No.3075061443 of M/s.V.R.Projects to accommodate the party and thereby he exposed precious bank funds to financial risk.

Charge No.3: Shri D.N.Arjun Kumar has pa