JUDGMENT

VISHWAJITH SHETTY, J. - These two intra court appeals arise out of the order dtd. 13/7/2018 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.No.10730/2010, and therefore, the same are clubbed, heard together and disposed of by this common judgment.

2. Heard the learned Counsel appearing for the parties and also perused the material on record.

3. For the sake of convenience, the parties are referred to by the rank assigned to them in the writ petition.

4. Facts leading to filing of these appeals briefly narrated are, the petitioner who was working as a Manager was proceeded against for the charges levelled against him in the charge sheet dtd. 23/3/1987 (Annexure-B) and pursuant to the enquiry held in respect of the alleged charges, he was dismissed from service on 22/2/1989. Aggrieved by the same, the petitioner had filed W.P.No.6826/1990 and this Court allowed the said writ petition on 24/10/1997 and having quashed the order of dismissal dtd. 22/2/1989, had remitted the matter for fresh consideration. The said order was upheld by the Division Bench of this Court in W.A.No.96/1998 by order dtd. 3/3/1998. Pursuant to the remand, the Disciplinary Authority had passed the order dtd. 1