TIRATH S. THAKUR, J.

( 1 ) IN this Writ Petition, the petitioner calls in question his compulsory retirement from the service of the Respondent-Bank in consequence of a Disciplinary Enquiry held against him. He also challenges the vires of Regulations 3 and 24 of the Indian-Bank Officers Employees (Conduct) Regulations 1976, (for short the Conduct Regulations) and the legality of his suspension pending enquiry. The facts in the background are brief and may be stated first.

( 2 ) THE petitioner was working as Manager of the New Timber Yard Layout Branch of the respondent-Bank at Bangalore. He was served with a Chargesheet accusing him of misconduct within the meaning of Regulation 3 (1) read with Regulation 24 of the Conduct Regulations. The petitioner's reply to the charges was found unsatisfactory resulting in the initiation of a formal enquiry. The Inquiry Officer recorded the statements of the witnesses and on the basis of the oral and documentary evidence concluded that the charges framed against the petitioner had been proved. The Disciplinary Authority, then passed an order on 21st of April 1992 accepting the findings returned by the Inquiring Authority that the petitioner

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