SAMBUDDHA CHAKRABARTI, J.

1. Pursuant to my order dated April 3, 2017 Mr. P. Anup Kumar, the Chairman of the respondent-Bank, is present in Court. He has also produced the Minute Book in original containing the proceedings of 206th Board meeting of the concerned Bank. Some additional documents have also been produced by Mr. Banerjee, the learned Advocate for the respondent-Bank in Court. Perused the same. Opportunity was already given to the Bank authorities to file a report in the form of an affidavit which has been done.

2. Heard the learned Advocates for the parties and perused all the documents placed before me including the minutes of the 206th Board meeting of the concerned Bank.

3. The case of the petitioner in short is that he was an employee of Uttarbanga Kshetriya Gramin Bank (the Bank, for short). He was served with a charge-sheet alleging some financial irregularities against him. This was followed by a departmental enquiry. And ultimately the Disciplinary Authority who is none but the Chairman of the Bank, i.e., the respondent no. 2 by an order, dated February 5, 2013 had passed the order of removal of the petitioner from service which shall not be a disqualific