ORDER :

M. NAGAPRASANNA, J.

1. The petitioner is before this Court calling in question an order of the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal, which sets aside the order passed by the respondent Nos.2 and 3 imposing penalty of dismissal from service.

2. Heard the learned counsels Sri.Nagaraj S. Jain and Sri.Ravi Hegde for the petitioner, learned HCGP Smt.Girija S. Hiremath for the respondent-State and the learned counsel Dr.B.B.Ballari for respondent Nos.2 and 3.

3. Facts in brief germane are as follows:

The petitioner is said to have been appointed as a Chief Executive Officer of the 2^nd respondent-Vikas Urban Co-operative Bank Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “the Bank”, for short). After rendering about 21 years of service, it transpires that the petitioner's services comes to be terminated by the Board of the respondent Bank owing to certain omissions and commissions. The petitioner challenged the said order of termination before the 1^st respondent, the Joint Registrar of Co-operative Societies. The Joint Register of Co-operative Societies has negated the challenge of the petitioner and rejected the claim. This was challenged by the petitioner before the Karnataka Appellate Tribunal. The Karn