Mohit Kumar Shah, J.

The petitioner by way of the present petition has prayed for quashing of the order of dismissal contained in Office Order No. 26/2001-02 dated 22.08.2001, whereby and whereunder the petitioner has been inflicted with the punishment of dismissal from service. The appellate order dated 20.10.2001 has also been challenged. The petitioner has further prayed for quashing of the charge sheet dated 07.09.1996, ex parte enquiry report dated 08.05.1997 and for directing the respondents to pay the back wages with effect from 22.08.2001 till the date of reinstatement.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the petitioner was appointed in the services of the respondent Bihar State Financial Corporation in the year 1978 as a Project Officer and subsequently he was promoted as the Deputy Manger in the year 1982 and prior to his dismissal, the petitioner was posted as Branch Manager, Bihar State Financial Corporation Limited at Munger. A charge sheet was issued against the petitioner, contained in Memo dated 07.09.1996 by the then Managing Director i.e. the respondent no. 2 on the allegation that the petitioner had conducted the pre-sanction site inspection of M/s. L